A client requests a prescription for birth control pills to decrease abdominal cramping and headaches during her menstrual periods. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

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Oral contraceptives may be appropriate to control this client's symptoms, but the client's health history may indicate contraindications to oral contraceptive use. Because the client is requesting contraceptives for management of dysmenorrhea, whether she is sexually active is irrelevant. Since the client is asking for birth control pills, responding that she should try NSAIDs is nontherapeutic. The client does not need teaching about oral contraceptive adverse effects at this time.

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