Empowerment is awesome; it makes a person feel affirmed and increases confidence. One underrated tool for empowerment is birth control. Birth control methods prevent pregnancy and using it can have positive benefits for the user. In a study surveying over 2,000 women, researchers found that some of the most common reasons why women were on birth control were being able to take better care of themselves, support themselves financially, complete their education or keep or acquire a job (1). There are a variety of reasons for using birth control.
The Love Lab is a mobile cart stocked with external condoms, internal condoms, dental dams, water-based lubricant and silicone-based lubricant available to UC Davis students at no charge. It also provides pads and tampons, in addition to educational materials, buttons and stickers.
