S02E02: Female Reproductive Organs | Dr Alice Roberts: Don’t Die Young

Duration: 29'40''

Synopsis

Dr Alice Roberts turns her attention to the female reproductive organs where she uses an MRI scanner to take images of her own anatomy. Contains full frontal nudity.

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