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Can stress and anxiety mimic pregnancy symptoms?
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Yes: In fact, there are people who develop false pregnancy complete with abdominal enlargement from the stress of a psychotic illness. This is called pseudocyesis.The last case of this i saw was in my residency at a state hospital. The woman was admitted for false pregnancy, but on her pelvic exam i found that she had huge ovarian cysts and i transferred her to the university for urgent surgery.
Answered 10/6/2015
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Rarely: There have been rare cases of "hysterical pregnancy" reported in history - i'm not sure if they still are, but it would be rare and probably additional diagnoses would be involved.
Answered 9/15/2013
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