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• Postmenopausal bleeding

  Find out about postmenopausal bleeding, what could be causing it, when to get medical help and what treatments are available.

• Mastectomy

  Find out more about mastectomy, which is surgery to remove 1 or both of your breasts, including why it's done, what happens during surgery, and the possible complications.

• Oxycodone: a medicine for severe pain

  NHS information about the medicine oxycodone, including what it's used for, who can take it, how to take it and side effects.

• Allopurinol: a medicine to treat gout

  NHS information about the medicine allopurinol, including what it's used for, who can take it, how to take it and side effects.

• Laparoscopy (keyhole surgery)

  Find out more about laparoscopy, a type of keyhole surgical procedure that uses small cuts to perform surgery inside the tummy and pelvis.

• Dihydrocodeine: a medicine for pain

  NHS information about the medicine dihydrocodeine, including what it's used for, who can take it, how to take it and side effects.

• PET scan

  Find out about why PET scans are done and what happens before, during and after the scan.

• Dry mouth

  Find out about dry mouth, including what causes it and things you can do to help ease it yourself.

• Alcohol-use disorder

  Find out about alcohol-use disorder, sometimes called alcoholism, including symptoms, treatment, and how to get help.

• Morphine: medicine for severe pain

  NHS information about the painkiller medicine morphine, including what it's used for, who can take it, how to take it and side effects.