Hello all! I'm new here and i've recently been researching birth control methods, mainly the pill/patch. I'm 15 years old and I would like to have the pill/patch not only for birth control but for other advantages as well, like a regular period. I'm usually regular but from time to time I am late and that causes very bad cramps. My dad offered to get me the pill/patch because recently my 13 year old cousin was talked into having sex by her brother's 18 year old friend. Unfortunately she did get pregnant. As a loving father does, he got worried and decided to have a father-daughter talk with me. He told me he didn't want me getting pregnant at 15 and he would get me the pill, but I said no because i'm not having sex. Later I realized that I don't need to be having sex to want the pill, because of other advantages. Plus, i've been with my boyfriend for almost two years now, and the subject of sex is likely to come up sooner or later. We get along great and we love each other very much so waiting until marriage was never a big concern of ours. Some of you may think i'm too young to know if we're going to stay together but many who know me think i'm more mature than the average 15 year old. All of my friends are older than I if that gives you a clue. I don't try to act older, it just sort of runs in the family to be more mature and have an above-average intelligence (not to be conceited). So I do a lot of research when i'm interested in something, which is why i'm researching birth control now. So i'm wondering, if I do decide to get the pill or patch, how exactly do I go about doing this? Any other suggestions you think may help are welcome and appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help.