Phantom pregnancy also popularly known as false pregnancy/pseudocyesis is when a person (both gender) believes & experiences pregnancy-like symptoms, without the presence of a foetus.

It's very rare & is seen in  only 1-6 cases per 22000 birth. 1% of these people can experience false labour as well.

What are the causes❓

Psychological causes:
Our mind body connection is very strong, for the following reasons your body can produce symptoms to make you believe you are pregnant ⬇️
🔷Strong desire to get pregnant
🔷Multiple miscarriages
🔷Loss of a child 
🔷Infertility
🔷Fear of becoming pregnant 
🔷Emotional trauma
🔷Sexual abuse

Medical conditions:
These following conditions can mimic pregnancy symptoms due to Hormonal changes ⬇️
🔷Menopause
🔷Uterine tumor/cancer

Since there's no physical presence of a foetus doing an ultrasound or urine/blood tests can help patients understand/accept this. Further counseling might be needed.

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