pseudocyesis

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Pseudocyesis, or false pregnancy, is when a person thinks they are pregnant when they are not. People with pseudocyesis have pregnancy symptoms, but tests will confirm there's no pregnancy. Healthcare providers believe psychological and hormonal factors may cause it.

                      

What causes pseudocyesis? Experts are not completely sure what causes this disorder, but many believe there is a mind-body connection, where the mind could be responsible for the false pregnancy

How to stop pseudocyesis?

Pseudocyesis is typically treated as a psychological condition. Treating pseudocyesis involves emotional support, behavioral therapy and help from a therapist or counselor. Identifying factors that led to false pregnancy and coping with those factors is essential to healing.