S3 E1 • The 46-Year Pregnancy

This episode is about Zahra, a 75 year old woman from Morroco, admitted to the hospital for abdominal pains. To the surprise of the doctor, the pain was due to a baby, mummified in her womb from a pregnancy 46 years earlier. The second part of this episode is about Jane Ingram...who gave birth to a baby that developed outside of the womb, in her abdomen.

Première diffusion : 23 mars 2005

S3 E2 • The Child Who's Older than Her Grandmother

This episode of Extraordinary People is an update on the documentary from two years ago, titled "The Child Who's Older Than Her Mother." This is the tragic story of Hayley Okines, a six year old girl born with a rare ageing condition known as Progeria.

Première diffusion : 9 mai 2005

S3 E3 • Born Without a Face

Juliana Wetmore was born with a genetic disease called Treacher Collins syndrome. This is her story of her severe facial disorder.

Première diffusion : 16 mai 2005

S3 E4 • The Boy with the Incredible Brain

Extraordinary People looks into "savants" which are geniuses capable of calculating complex mathematics and feats of memory.

Première diffusion : 23 mai 2005

S3 E5 • She Stole My Foetus

Extraordinary People investigates abductions of unborn babies from pregnant women. This episode follows the story of Elijah Evans who was brutally cut from his murdered mother's belly.

Première diffusion : 6 juin 2005

S3 E6 • The Woman with the Remarkable Body

In this episode, Alison Lapper stands up for the rights of the disabled. Herself, born without arms or legs, is an artist, mother and spokesperson for the handicapped.

Première diffusion : 13 juin 2005

S3 E7 • A Hundred Orgasms a Day

Follow the story of 3 women who are tormented by unremitting sexual arousal and orgasm. This documentary explain how Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome or PSAS causes this unusual condition. PSAS is a little know neurological disorder where women have symptoms of continuous uncontrollable genital arousal. This condition is unrelated to any kind of sensations of sexual desire. PSAS was initially documented by Doctor Sandra Leiblum in mid 2001, just recently recognized as a unique syndrome in medical science which has a comparable equivalent progressively more claimed by men. A few physicians makes use of the name Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome to reference the disorder in women; some others look at the syndrome of priapism in adult males to be a similar disorder. Most importantly, it is really not connected with hyper-sexuality, also known as nymphomania. Both hyper-sexuality, and nymphomania are not known diagnosable health conditions. Not only is it very rare, the disorder is also seldom reported by affected individual who may think it is embarrassing.

Première diffusion : 21 juillet 2005