Hysterical Pregnancy: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms, How to Avoid It
Introduction
Hysterical pregnancy is a very rare condition.
Numbers in hand, it affects 1 to 6 women approximately every 22,000 pregnancies.
If you want to find out how to recognize it, why it occurs and how long it lasts, continue reading this article.
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What is a phantom pregnancy?
Otherwise known as pseudocyesis, hysterical pregnancy is a syndrome in which the woman , in situations of total absence of conception , is convinced that she is pregnant.
In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ( DSM-5-TR) , compiled by experts from the American Psychiatric Association, it is included in the category of somatoform disorders, together with hypochondriasis.
