Have you or your SO tried birth control (as in the pill)? If so, did it cause any strange side effects or would you recommend it? Also, how do you go about getting it without going to the doctor? Can you even do that

? I know I am sadly uninformed, but I was really hoping some of you could help me out. I would greatly appreciate it. It just seems to me as if birth control would probably be cheaper than buying a bunch of condoms.