pseudocyesis
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Because of modern medicine and the wide availability of ultrasounds, very few cases of pseudocyesis today go undetected until apparent “delivery.”
From National Geographic ● Sep. 11, 2023
Nonetheless, both federal prosecutor Roseann Ketchmark and the opposing expert witness forensic psychiatrist Park Dietz vehemently countered the diagnosis of pseudocyesis.
From Fox News ● Dec. 31, 2020
This hinged on the claim that Montgomery was suffering from a rare condition called pseudocyesis that caused her to believe she was pregnant and thought that Stinnett’s baby was hers.
From Slate ● Dec. 21, 2020
Her defense team suggested that she suffered from a rare condition called pseudocyesis — when a woman believes she is pregnant and will even develop physical symptoms.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2020
We can readily believe how easy the deception might be when we recall the exact simulation of the fetal movements in instances of pseudocyesis.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
