Birth Control Pills...?

Why do you want birth control? If you're also secretly wanting/planning on becoming sexually active and want to be responsible about it, that's one thing. But getting birth control to fix your cycles will actually not really fix anything.

You are still growing and changing at your age, and your reproductive system still hasn't gotten all the kinks worked out. Even if you used to have more regular cycles, that doesn't mean you will always be perfect. You may be more stressed or something like that now than you were a couple of years ago. Or it may just be that your hormone levels haven't balanced out again after a growth spurt or something similar.

But going on birth control is a fake fix. Once you start taking those hormones, your body won't create its own or deal with automatically leveling its balances anymore. You will upset the balance in a way that could take months or even years to recover when you finally do stop taking BC.

If you really think you want perfect 28 day cycles, though, you need to be able to discuss it with your mom. You want to make sure that you sound like you've really thought it through and make a good decision, though. Toward that end, I HIGHLY recommend this book: "Cycle Savvy: The Smart Teen's Guide to the Mysteries of Her Body," by Toni Weschler (link to Amazon below). The book will help you understand your cycle much better than even your mom or your doctor. (I'm totally serious. I'm an adult and I KNOW that my doctor really doesn't understand women's cycles like I do.) It is easy to read and will help you make a good choice. If you still decide you want BC, you will be able to go to your mom with all kinds of really smart reasons you learned from the book.

Just some thoughts: Missing even one dose of BC can mess you up. If you're really just wanting BC to schedule your periods, you might also think about whether that would really be a benefit. My natural cycle generally ranges from 34-45 days-- meaning I don't have to worry about a period as often! I actually HATED the fact that I had bleeding MORE OFTEN while I was on BC than I do off of it. Choose wisely.

Good luck.

birth control pills are free if you go to planned parenthood and qualify for free medical care. They are not free through a normal doctor, unless you have insurance. You should just ask your mom about going to the doctor because your periods are irregular. The doctor will prescribe birth control to you because that's kind of the main way to fix that problem. You are young though, so that is completely normal for it to be out of whack right now. No matter what you will have to have a gyno exam to get birth control, so you will have to see a doc.

Make an appointment with your doctor and tell him/her you have irregular periods. My family doctor does not prescribe birth control pills, I have to get them from my gyno, but your doctor can refer you to a gyno if she can't prescribe them. And you won't have to feel embarrassed if your doctor recommends you go to a gyno.