Psychological Pseudocyesis (False Pregnancy): Mechanisms and Clinical Diagnosis
1. Introduction Psychological pseudocyesis, commonly known as a false pregnancy, represents one of the most profound and striking examples of the psychosomatic interplay within clinical medicine. It is a rare psychiatric and endocrine condition wherein a non-pregnant patient harbors an unshakeable, fixed belief that they are expecting a child, accompanied by the manifestation of objective, … Read more