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:
1. Recommend she return to the clinic at the start of her next menses to get a Depo Provera shot.
2. Prescribe oral combined contraceptives and recommend she start them at the beginning of her next period and use a back-up method for the first 7 days.
3. Prescribe oral contraceptives and have her start them the same day as the visit with a back-up method used for the first 7 days.
4. Discuss the advantages of using the topical birth control patch and recommend she consider using the patch.
Question 2
Progesterone-only pills are recommended for women who:
1. Are breastfeeding
2. Have a history of migraine
3. Have a medical history that contradicts the use of estrogen
4. All of the above
Oral Anatomy
oral
An oral contraceptive showing the daily doses and the different formulation taken in the last 7 days
Selected Oral Contraceptives
Selected Oral Contraceptives
The mouth and oral cavity.