Episode Guide
Am I Normal?
First Broadcast on Tuesday 28th October 2008, 9pm Channel 4
Repeated Wednesday 15th July 2009, 8pm Channel 4
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The Embarrassing Bodies doctors are returning to meet some of the teenagers who they last met in the Summer of 2008 to see whether they have overcome their embarrassment.
This weeks episode seeks to answer the burning question on the lips of teenagers and their parents when dealing with puberty – ‘Am I Normal?’
The docs are hitting the beach at Weston-Super-Mare, where a host of hormone-fuelled teenagers are having puberty wreak havoc with their bodies. The docs are setting up their clinic in the heart of the festival, leaving our teens with no place to hide!
But first on Dr Christian’s rounds is a family of four bed-wetting boys, who have put-up with their embarrassing problem for long enough. Now aged between 16 and 22, the brothers are entering adulthood and seeking to put their shame to bed.
Dr Pixie meets 19-year-old mum Carly, whose teenage pregnancy has left her with a bouncing baby boy, but also a badly stretched and saggy stomach. Unable to cope with her extra weight any longer, Dr Pixie refers Carly for a tummy tuck, but the operation is not without risks.
Meanwhile Dr Dawn is far from red faced when discussing periods with Milton Keynes’ Iced Gem cheerleaders, though she has some surprises in store when she asks them to guess the average amount of blood they lose during their monthly menstrual cycle…
The onset of this cycle came as a big shock to 13 year-old Hayley, who began puberty at only 3 years old – a condition called precocious puberty …
Also through the clinic doors is eczema sufferer Claudia, who’s hoping that Dr Dawn can help her get control of the condition that is controlling her life. And she’s not the only one with a troublesome condition. Dr Pixie meets 19-year-old Charlotte, whose dream job as an airline stewardess has been grounded by a bad case of hyperhidrosis that leaves her clothes soaking.
In a packed episode there is still plenty of time for the docs to hand out some advice on infected piercings, as well as to launch their teenage hearing campaign – encouraging teens to wear ear-plugs to avoid damage that could leave them with severe tinnitus in later life.
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im 14 and i have like a wierd discharge comin out of my vagina & it smells and im thikin hey whats goin on help …x
hi i have a little problem that is kinda worrying me ..
i have like a boil spot on my lower part of my vagina and it hurts when i stand up a couple of times and when i wear jeans..
so how can i get rid of it ….its just a red spot thing ..??????
Hello i am 15 years old and i have never has sex so i can't have any STD's.
I recently started checking my vulva and discovered a dark brown circle that looks like a mole on my labia is this normal??
please get back to me as i am so worried, when i search on the internet it just directs me to websites about vulva cancer, could i have this?? i have lots of moles all over my body and this one looks just the same it doesn't look asymetric, it is the same colour, has smooth edges and is about the size of a pencil earaser. im not sure how long it is as been there as i have only just started checking that area. do you think this is anything to worry about?? i am too embarassed to go to the doctors so i would really appriciate some advice.
hey
im 15, and my boobs dont seem to have grown alot, i am 34A and ive had loads of comments about it, and its making me feel very self concious. I never wear low cut tops and sometimes i try and stuff my bra to make them look bigger so i dont get comments.
also i am thinkin about havin sex with me boyfriend for the first time and im scared because i dont no if i should shave the hair from down below or not, ive shaved once an i was in pain until it grew back, what should i doo,
please help, thanks
xx
i have hair going up to my belly button. it looks hideous. it really puts me on an all time low!
i dont think ill be able to wear a bikini again. i like my figure and if i do go to the beach id like to wear a bikini but now this hair is ruining everything. i need help. how do i get it away!?
hi, my vigina is really itchy all of a sudden & im really worried i might of caught something from having sex unprotected not to long ago & im too scared to go to the doctors or tell anyone, Thanks
hi my periods are coming out of my pee hole,
i dont think i have another hole.
please tell me whats going on
Hi, i've been thinking about having sex for the first time, but I seem to have alot of extra fat on the outside/front of my vagina (im not sure what that parts called) and it is really noticeable when i wear tight trousers or leggings. Its very embarassing. I dont have a problem with my weight as such but I am trying to lose a few stone. Is there any way to lose weight directly from that area? Im too embarassed to talk to my mum or go to the doctors.. help! :(
Hi, i was looking in the mirror the other day and i noticed that my right labia outer lip is baaaare long, like a lot bigger than the other one on the left. It kinda flaps out and is quite dark brown looking compared to the rest of my labias…please get in touch because i think im growing a penis. Thanks xxx
hi i have i have alot of problems going on ever since i hit puberty i have excessive amount of hair growing on my bum and vagina and it is realy embarressing when i have intercorse with boys i also am starting to grow alot of hair inside my ear and a couple of people hav commented on it annd it leaves me very ashamed and to top it all off i have a third nipple that is doubling in size every 3-4 months in size PLEASE HELP anna 14 manchester
