A woman is using the basal body temperature (BBT)method of contraception.She calls the clinic and tells the nurse,"My period is due in a few days,and my temperature has not gone up." How should the nurse respond?

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A pattern of lower body temperature with no increase is most likely the result of lack of ovulation.Pregnancy cannot occur without ovulation (which is being measured using the BBT method).A response assuring the patient not to worry discredits the patient's concerns.Illness would most likely cause an increase in basal body temperature.

A Woman Is Using the Basal Body Temperature (BBT)method of Contraception.She