Pseudocyesis is able to cause pregnancy symptoms in a woman. Sometimes these women can even get a positive pregnancy test. Diagnosis of false pregnancy consists of checking that no actual pregnancy exists. Ovulation induction is necessary in some cases.
Both in the diagnosis and the treatment that will be carried out once it is diagnosed require psychiatric assistance.
Read the full article on: What Is a False Pregnancy or Pseudocyesis? ( 78).
By Neus Ferrando Gilabert B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist) and Sandra Fernández B.A., M.A. (fertility counselor).
Last Update: 02/05/2018