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1. What
is the length of her menstrual cycle?
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30 days
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28 days
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We don’t know
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Possibly
within 26 to 32-day range
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Probably
within 26 to 32-day range
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Unknown
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3. If the
method were suitable for her, when could she start using it?
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Immediately
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Immediately
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Not yet
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Immediately
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Wait until
her next period starts
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Question
not applicable to case
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4. What,
if any, are recommendations that you
would make to her?
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Standard
Advice.
· Monitor your cycle length over time. Make sure knows how to check for
short or long cycles.
· Confirm that both partners can avoid unprotected sex on her fertile
days.
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Discuss with partner about method and agree in advance how to handle
her fertile days.
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If you already had sex during this cycle you may already be pregnant.
Emphasize explanation on checking for short or long cycles.
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· Wait for her periods to resume and to have a cycle within the 32 to
26-day range.
· Use another method of family planning in the meantime
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· Place ring on bead corresponding to today’s date and keep track of
current cycle length.
· Emphasize she should return to clinic if her current cycle is too
short or too long.
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· Wait until bleeding related to EC has stopped. Begin SDM when regular
period starts.
· Talk to partner about method and agree in advance how to handle her
fertile days.
· Return to clinic if current next cycle is too short or too long
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· This is a good tool to help you understand how your cycle works, keep
track of when you get your periods and anticipate them.
· Move ring each day and count # of days between periods to know cycle
length.
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