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Embarrassing Teenage Bodies helps answer the common questions and health concerns of teenagers. The videos, condition guides and interactive applications provide clear, honest information about the changes going on in teenage bodies.

Featured Video

Am I Normal?

  1. Dr Dawn Harper discusses what is and isn
  2. Dr Dawn Harper discusses what is and isn
  3. Dr Dawn Harper discusses what is and isn
  4. Dr Dawn Harper discusses the causes and treatments of acne, including the opinions of the cast of Hollyoaks.
  5. Dr Dawn Harper discusses all matters relating to periods and what is and isn
  6. Dr Dawn Harper discusses breast development amongst teenage girls, explaining what is and isn
  7. Dr Dawn Harper discusses what is and isn
  8. Dr Dawn Harper discusses what is and isn

How to Check Yourself

  1. This video explains the process Charlotte went through in order to have a feeding tube inserted into her stomach.
  2. Dr Christian answers your most frequently asked questions about the penis.
  3. Charlotte undergoes an exploratory operation to find out if her Thymus gland might be the cause of her immune deficiency.
  4. Dr Harper

Latest Questions

Can anyone help me, im a 44 yr old lady, 3 months ago i developed an ordinary earache which lasted for 3 weeks and was on antibiotics for that kength of time, then a red …

Asked by Margaet on Behcet's Syndrome

I have had since puberty small ( few mm across), hard, whitish lumps on my penis, mainly several groupings of 3 or so, especially on underside, they have tiny hole at top…

Asked by paul on Genital Warts

was woken several times at night and woke up to check it out, it felt really hard like a bump and really sore, spuezed it a bit and puss came out? worrying but it could j…

Asked by jordan on Quick Health Advice: Penis Spots

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Latest Comments

hi i am 13 and have the same problmeb but it is stopping me doing horse rinding and i have been to see the doctor but he wont do eunything until i am 20 and it is really imbaresing i dont know what to do!…

jessica on Am I Normal Vagina

hi I am 16, I have kinda like, extra flaps of loose skin on the lower part of my outer lips of my vagina. You can see it even when everything is closed, so it's external. But since attempting foreplay with my boyfriend they became swollen and doubled in size they really hurt atm as the swelling stil…

sophie on Am I Normal Vagina

yes ive gt a lot of there aroud my penis a couple have had puss in them and have just popped te others ive justev not growin so …

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Episode Guides

Christian

Bodies Behaving Badly

Episode 1 of Embarrassing Teenage Bodies examines conditions including bladder control, sunburn and STIs.

Skin

Am I Normal?

Episode 2 of Embarrassing Teenage Bodies looks at conditions including excessive sweating, extreme eczema and damaged hearing.

Beach

Boys, Boys, Boys

Episode 3 of Embarrassing Teenage Bodies takes a closer look at binge drinking, diabetes and chronic acne.

Medi+Vend machine

Teens Below the Belt

Episode 4 of Embarrassing Teenage Bodies tackles conditions including a swollen bladder, toilet phobia and chlamydia.

Check out all our episode guides

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