The nurse in the clinic instructs a patient using the natural method of contraception to begin counting the first day of her cycle as:
1. The day her menstrual period ceases.
2. The first day after her menstrual period ceases.
3. The first day of her menstrual period.
4. The day of ovulation.
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Rationale 1: The day her menstrual period ceases is not an indicator of the first day of the cycle.
Rationale 2: The first day after her menstrual period ceases is not an indicator of the first day of the cycle.
Rationale 3: The first day of menstruation is the first day of the cycle.
Rationale 4: The day of ovulation is not an indicator of the first day of the cycle.
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