Female contraception is divided into short-acting, long-acting and permanent as well as hormonal and non-hormonal methods.

Short-acting contraception

Hormonal methods
Combined oral contraceptive (pills)
Combined contraceptive patch (Evra)
Combined contraceptive vaginal ring (Nuvaring)
Progesterone only pill (mini-pill)

Non-hormonal methods
Calendar method
Condoms (female or male)
Withdrawal method
Lactational amenorrhoea 

Long-acting reversible 
contraception (LARC)

Hormonal methods
Intra-uterine system (Mirena / Kyleena)
Subcutaneous implant (Implanon)

Non-hormonal methods
Copper intra-uterine device 

Permanent Contraception

Female sterilisation
Open sterilisation through tubal occlusion
Laparoscopic sterilisation with Filshie clips