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  • Pregnancy, breastfeeding and fertility while taking or using oestrogen tablets, patches, gel and spray

    NHS medicines information on oestrogen tablets, patches gel and spray and whether you can take or use them while pregnant or breastfeeding.

  • Pregnancy, breastfeeding and fertility while taking continuous combined HRT

    NHS medicines information on continuous combined HRT and whether you can take it while pregnant or breastfeeding.

  • Pleurisy

    Find out more about pleurisy, where inflammation around the lungs causes sharp chest pain.

  • Paget's disease of the nipple

    Find out about Paget's disease of the nipple (Paget's disease of the breast). It's a rare condition where eczema-like changes occur in the skin of the nipple and areola.

  • Indigestion

    Find out about indigestion, a common problem that causes pain or discomfort in your upper abdomen (dyspepsia) or behind your breastbone (heartburn).

  • Hiatus hernia

    Find out what causes a hiatus hernia, which is when part of your stomach moves up into your chest, and how to treat it if needed.

  • Heartburn and acid reflux

    Find out more about heartburn, a burning feeling in the chest caused by stomach acid travelling up towards the throat (acid reflux). If it keeps happening, it may be gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD).

  • Empyema

    .... infection is left untreated, or if it fails to fully respond to treatment. The term empyema is most commonly used to refer to pus-filled pockets that develop in the pleural space. This is the slim space between the outside of the lungs and the inside of the chest cavity.

  • Angina

    Find out about angina, a type of chest pain caused by the heart not getting enough blood. Find out about the symptoms and how it's treated.

  • Paget's disease of the nipple - Treatment

    Find out how Paget's disease of the nipple is treated. Surgery is usually used, which may involve a mastectomy (removal of the breast) or breast-conserving surgery.