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Am I Normal: Hair
Dr Dawn Harper discusses what is and isn’t normal when it comes to body hair. For both girls and boys, growing up can lead to the development of body hair in some surprising places. Dr Dawn looks at some of the common concerns and gets the opinions of the cast of Hollyoaks.
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Hollyoaks
University of Birmingham Hockey Club
Llanelli Youth Theatre
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im a 16 year old girl and i my pubic hair is very thick and dark, it also grows up and around to my bum hole :/ is this normal and is there a safe way to get rid of it??
hi, am 15 and i think i have a sweating problem. just under my armpits,it doesnt smell but makes big wet patches. its really noticable. and i get really embrassed. should i go to my gp ? and what can they do to help?
hi im just over 16 and i have loads of pubes around my penis witch i shave like every 4 months but i have no sign of chest hair or facial hair and extremely small armpit hair thats impossible to see unless u look really close but its kind of embrassing because all my friends have normal armpit hair and i feel left out am i normal?
i have an hairy bum :S its really bad they are black and you can see them, its not on my bum cheaks though its down the crack straight to the whole and im only 14 and im a girlll
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I have a serious body hair problem which keeps making me think that I'm gonna have a horrible sex life. I'm 18 years of age and I have to wax my full legs, tummy, bikini line, buttocks, back and arms every 4 weeks. Half way through the 4 weeks, it grows but is too short to remove yet still visible. I can never have smooth skin because I always end up with a stubble and I rarely wear skirts or go to the beach in Summer. To top it all, I have ingrowing hair problems, hence only half the hair comes off when I wax. I'll be doing laser treatment in the near future but atm I can't afford it. Is there anything else that can remove all this UNNATURAL body hair? I keep thinking men are gonna comment when I have sex with them.
hi im a 14 yr old girl and i have quite a hairy back and bum. my mum says that its ok its normal but im not convinced. is there anything that could help?
hi im a 14 year old girl and i have facial hair and hair on my back and stomach. I dont know what to do its really dark. I cant tell my mum because im too ashamed to. Do you have any ideas how i can get rid of it please help me!!
Hi, I'm a 14year old boy and i already have a pubic line and alot of hair on my stomach.It started to become visible at the age of 13.I'm now getting chest hair….and it's getting more visible! Now I can only just see my armpit hair…..Is this a part of my genes? Am I normal? And most of my friends have a lot of pubic hair but I only have a "normal" amount! Am I out of place?! Also I hate P.E. because you have to change in front of your classmates. I'm afraid of what they say about me. My hair is also really Greasy! Help me please!
im 14 and i have loads of pubic hair but i dont have any armpit hair and all my friends have loads i feel out of place is this normal or not?
Hi, I'm currently a 15 yo guy, and i'm sooo embarrassed because, like halfway through the age of 14, i started growing hair on my chest, but i just thought it was normal, but now being 15 for a couple of months, the hair has got much thicker and darker :S when i went on holiday i had to shave it all off, coz i was too scared to go to the pool or beach. is it normal for me to have so much hair at such an early age, and is there any ways to remove the hair, without coming out in spots and rashes? Thanks :)