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What are the side effects of mircette (ethinyl estradiol and desogestrel) to watch for?

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Same as any OCP: Headaches, nausea, breast tenderness are the most common and will typically resolve during the first pack. Dangerous signs are severe shortness of breath, one sided leg swelling, or chest pain. However this is very rare.

Answered 9/28/2016

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