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Do doctors see a lot of patients with false pregnancy?

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Fortunately No: This condition is almost always psychiatric in nature. So called pseudocyesis, occurs when a patient presents with the signs of pregnancy by history. These signs however are generally not real and represent some inner need for the patient to be pregnant. This is either conscious for secondary gain or unconscious in some psychological or psychiatric way.

Answered 3/21/2013

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No: Very few patients have the somatoform disorder of pseudopregnancy in my practice.

Answered 6/1/2012

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Dr. Michael Opsahl answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

Rare condition: I have practiced ob-gyn 34 years and I have never seen an actual case. Many women have suspected pregnancy symptoms but this is not really a false pregnancy. I am not sure why you wonder about this, but i hope this helps.

Answered 7/20/2012

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