A woman can also have a birth control device inserted in her womb that has birth control hormones attached. These are only a tiny amount of those in the pill, because they work directly where they need to. The hormones release slowly, only thing to do is have the thing replaced every few years. Not sure how these devices are called in English though.
No surgery, no period

, none or at least far less of the health risks that come with the pill as far as I know, maybe someone with a medical background could chime in.