A 30-year-old patient would like to start taking oral contra…
A 30-year-old patient would like to start taking oral contraceptive pills, and asks the NP when they can start the prescription. The patient’s last menstrual period ended 5 days ago. The patient has not had sexual intercourse in 2 weeks, is healthy, a nonsmoker, and had no problems when taking birth control pills previously. Which advice is accurate?