Rhythm method

Avoiding sex at a woman's most fertile point during her menstrual cycle

Withdrawal

The man withdraws from the woman

Pill

Affects the hormonal balance of a woman's body so she doesn't become fertile

Morning after pill

Prevents pregnancy after a woman has had unprotected sex

Barrier methods

Physical barriers between the sperm and ovum cells so fertilisation can't occur

Abstention

Not having sex

Sterilisation

A male and female undergo an operation to permanently deprive them of the ability to produce offspring