Embarrassing Bodies

Series 4 Episode 1
First Broadcast: Mon 17 January 2011

To mark the start of a new series the doctors take a trip to Fuengirola on Spain's Costa del Sol to help Brits abroad with embarrassing body problems.

Dr Dawn's in the mobile clinic on the beach, and her first patient is Russell, with a huge protrusion that he's kept under wraps for 10 years.

Meanwhile, Dr Christian and Dr Pixie hit the night-time bars and clubs to find frisky young Brits. They're armed with a new rapid test for chlamydia, the number one sexually transmitted infection.

Back in the UK, Dr Pixie sees a young woman with two wombs who wants advice on carrying a baby, and a 20-year-old with inflamed tonsils that she has to clean out with a cotton bud.

Dr Dawn helps a woman who's been sitting on her embarrassing rectal prolapse for a decade, and Dr Christian tackles a worrying case of warts.

The doctors also meet a woman living with an extraordinary condition that means her left leg is permanently clenched up by her hip.

Finally, Dr Dawn addresses the stigma of bowel cancer - by testing her own poo for signs of the disease.

    1. Series 4 Episode 19 Embarrassing Bodies: Back to the Clinic

      Doctors Christian, Pixie and Dawn catch up with some of their most memorable cases, including Adrian and his huge…

      • Some nudity and graphic scenes of surgery
      • This programme has episodes with subtitles available.
    2. Series 4 Episode 20 Embarrassing Bodies: Back to the Clinic

      Among the cases revisited this time are a man with severe anal abscesses, a teenager struggling with a diabetes…

      • Full frontal nudity and graphic scenes of surgery
    3. Series 4 Episode 21 Embarrassing Bodies: Back to the Clinic:

      The Doctors catch up with a case of night terrors, a man with leaking bowels, and a woman with persistent thrush.

      • Full frontal nudity, graphic scenes of surgery and strong language
    4. Series 4 Episode 22 Embarrassing Bodies: Back to the Clinic

      The Doctors revisit Keith, who first came to the clinic with a bent penis caused by Peyronie's disease. Has his problem…

      • Full frontal nudity and graphic scenes of surgery
    5. Series 4 Episode 23 Embarrassing Bodies: Back to the Clinic

      The doctors revisit Maria, a young woman with a hairy face and body, and Ed, who previously needed help to uncover his…

      • Full frontal nudity and graphic surgery throughout
      • This programme has episodes with subtitles available.
    6. Series 4 Episode 24 Embarrassing Bodies: Back to the Clinic

      The doctors catch up with a woman who had excessive facial hair, and another with an inverted nipple.

      • Full frontal nudity and graphic scenes of medical procedures
    7. Series 4 Episode 25 Embarrassing Bodies: Back to the Clinic

      Christian, Pixie and Dawn catch up with some of the most memorable cases from the award-winning series. From troubles…

      • Full frontal nudity, intimate examinations and graphic scenes of surgery from the start and throughout
    8. Series 4 Episode 26 Embarrassing Fat Bodies: Back to the Clinic

      Stewart and Christine first stepped into the clinic with a combined weight of 52 stone; now they've had life-changing…

      • Full frontal nudity and graphic scenes of surgery throughout

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