Ashley comes to the clinic with a request for oral contraceptives. She has successfully used oral contraceptives before and has recently started dating a new boyfriend so would like to restart contraception. She denies recent intercourse and has a negative urine pregnancy test in the clinic. An appropriate plan of care would be:

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Prescribing oral contraceptives and having the patient start them the same day as the visit with a back-up method used for the first 7 days is an appropriate plan of care as long as the patient is not currently pregnant or breastfeeding. This would allow for immediate protection against pregnancy and would not require the patient to wait for her next menstrual cycle.

Ashley Comes to the Clinic with a Request for Oral