Birth control

I‘ve been debating back and forth whether I should be on birth control or not. I’m kind of nervous to take it because I hear about all the side effects and it scares me to take something new but I’ve been dealing with irregular periods, bleeding between periods, acne, BV, and other things and my gynecologist told me it may be a good idea to take a low dose of birth control. Ladies who have and haven’t taken it, suggestions or experiences would be lovely to hear!