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Pseudocyesis

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This is a rare condition where a woman believes she is pregnant and develops symptoms consistent with this such as:

  • amenorrhoea
  • abdominal distension
  • rarely, hallucinations of foetal movements

Pseudocyesis is commonest in young women. Often the individual wants to become pregnant.


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