vaginapagina | (no subject)

Hello!!! Someone recommended this community to me, so I'm very interested in hearing your feedback :) !
I've posted this in a couple of other communities.. but I've gotten VERY mixed suggestions from people... actually, most peoples responses focused on STDs.. which wasn't what I was questioning really but anyway...
I've been on ortho-tricyclen for 5 years now.. my doctor gave it to me to clear my skin up originally.. but now I'm sexually active with my boyfriend. Are there different doseages.. or will this work effectively for sex too (or would I have to up the doseage)?
Do you wear a condom, PLUS take the birth control pill? I'm thinking about just using the pill instead of both (we dont use the condom properly anyway)...... but I guess I'm sort of uncertain... the pill just seems so miraculous.. 1 teeny pill.. every day. for 28 days can do SO much... it just seems unreal...
I guess I don't want to be paranoid.. yet maybe I don't really have a reason to be? I take my pill at noon everyday...
(btw, I'm looking at avoiding pregnancy at this time.. yes, I know abstinence is the only full proof option, and I'm not asking a question about STDs).
I don't know why, but I just can't get off when he's wearing a condom even.. maybe we can try thinner ones.. I don't know. The last one we used gave me a horrible burning sensation and he got a rash from it (prob the spermicide).
Anyway, I was just curious to what methods you all use for birth control...
:)
Thanks.