Women who have had a false pregnancypseudocyesis)can feel signs similar to pregnancy actually, but in fact she is not pregnant. Signs felt This can last for several weeks, even for months like a pregnant woman.
Suffering woman pseudocyesis strongly believe that she is really pregnant and find it difficult to accept the fact that there is no such thing.
Why Fake PregnancyBjesus Thappen?
Actually, the exact cause of false pregnancy is still unknown. However, there are a number of factors that can allegedly cause a woman to show symptoms of a false pregnancy. These factors include:
Psychological factors
One of the alleged causes of false pregnancy is psychological problems, such as depression or severe stress due to not having children.
For example, when a woman is desperate for a baby (especially for women who have had multiple miscarriages or are infertile), her body may subconsciously create signs of pregnancy.
The brain will then misinterpret these signals and secrete pregnancy hormones. This then causes the appearance of signs of pregnancy, such as an enlarged abdomen or breasts. Therefore, the woman will feel that her body is pregnant.
However, in fact the pregnancy is not real because there is no fetus in the womb.
Health problems
Some health disorders can also cause symptoms that resemble the signs of pregnancy. Health problems that can be in the form of obesity, tumors or ovarian cancer, and severe depression.
Signs of Having a False Pregnancy
Women who experience a false pregnancy will experience a variety of symptoms experienced by women who are actually pregnant, such as:
- Nausea and vomiting.
- Missing your period or not getting your period.
- Stomach bulge, but not because of the fetus in the womb.
- Enlarged breasts.
- Feeling there is fetal movement in the stomach.
- Weight gain.
- Enlargement of the uterus.
- Appetite increases.
- Pain in the body, such as back pain and leg cramps, like a pregnant woman.
If you suspect that you or someone you know has this condition, you should immediately consult a doctor about this condition. The doctor will run a series of examinations to ensure that these symptoms are caused by the original pregnancy or not.
The examinations carried out by the doctor include a physical examination, pregnancy test, and ultrasound to see if there is a fetus in the womb.
If it is proven that the symptoms experienced are fake pregnancy, the doctor will convey that the pregnancy symptoms experienced are not due to a real pregnancy.
The doctor will also provide emotional support and further treatment, such as suggesting counseling or psychotherapy, to prevent or treat depression that can worsen the condition.
