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Minerva Ginecologica Mar 1987
Topics: Female; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Middle Aged; Pseudopregnancy; Uterus
PubMed: 3601184
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The Journal of the Louisiana State... Nov 1989Pseudocysesis, or false pregnancy, is generally classified as a conversion symptom and is usually treated as such with little success. Depression, however, is a commonly...
Pseudocysesis, or false pregnancy, is generally classified as a conversion symptom and is usually treated as such with little success. Depression, however, is a commonly associated phenomenon and is typically neglected in the formulation and treatment of this disorder. This report presents a case study in which the patient was referred for evaluation of pseudocyetic symptoms, but depression was judged to be the underlying problem. Antidepressant therapy was instituted and found to be effective in ameliorating the pseudocyetic symptoms. Treatment implications of pseudocyesis as an artifact or concomitant of depression are discussed.
Topics: Adult; Antidepressive Agents; Depressive Disorder; Female; Humans; Pseudopregnancy
PubMed: 2592850
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Equine Veterinary Journal May 1990Prolonged luteal activity is one of the most formidable terminology challenges in mare reproductive biology. Prolonged luteal activity can be a result of persistence of... (Review)
Review
Prolonged luteal activity is one of the most formidable terminology challenges in mare reproductive biology. Prolonged luteal activity can be a result of persistence of an individual corpus luteum or the sequential development of luteal glands, each of which may have a normal life span. Luteal tissue can originate from an unovulated follicle or from an ovulation occurring during either follicular or luteal dominance. These complexities, together with ambiguous and inconsistent terminology, have resulted in confusion regarding those conditions which can be grouped broadly under the term prolonged luteal activity. Persistence of an individual corpus luteum can occur in association with severe damage to the endometrium resulting in loss of the uterine luteolytic mechanism. Spontaneous (no known uterine pathology) persistence of the corpus luteum from the follicular-phase ovulation has not been documented adequately as a clinical entity. The occurrence of ovulation towards the end of dioestrus may cause confusion about the origin of prolonged luteal activity. Such immature dioestrous corpora lutea may not respond to the release of uterine luteolysin, thereby leading to prolonged luteal activity even though the original corpus luteum regressed at the normal time. In the absence of critical monitoring of the corpus luteum (eg by ultrasound) the prolonged activity could be attributed erroneously to persistence of the corpus luteum from the follicular-phase ovulation. Pseudopregnancy is another confusing term that is sometimes used to describe persistence of the corpus luteum, especially when the luteal persistence is caused by embryonic loss after the embryo has blocked the uterine luteolytic mechanism.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Topics: Animals; Corpus Luteum; Corpus Luteum Maintenance; Estrus; Female; Horse Diseases; Horses; Luteolysis; Ovulation; Pregnancy; Pseudopregnancy; Terminology as Topic; Ultrasonography; Uterus
PubMed: 2193807
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1990.tb04235.x -
Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 1972
Topics: England; Famous Persons; Female; History, 16th Century; Pseudopregnancy; Recurrence
PubMed: 4567586
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.1972.0030 -
Clinical Pediatrics Feb 2011
Topics: Adolescent; Bipolar Disorder; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Gastritis; Humans; Nausea; Pseudopregnancy; Vomiting
PubMed: 20118094
DOI: 10.1177/0009922809350675 -
L'Encephale Sep 2008Pseudocyesis is an imaginary pregnancy resulting from a strong desire or need for motherhood. Pseudocyesis has become increasingly rare in many parts of the world in...
INTRODUCTION
Pseudocyesis is an imaginary pregnancy resulting from a strong desire or need for motherhood. Pseudocyesis has become increasingly rare in many parts of the world in which accurate pregnancy tests have become widely available. Cultures that place high value on pregnancy, or that make close associations between fertility and a person's worth, still have high rates of the disorder. A woman may believe in her pregnancy to the point of delusion and show acute depression when no baby is born.
CASE-REPORT
This report describes a case of recurrent pseudocyesis and polydipsia in a 49-year-old woman. She was an illiterate housewife who had been married since she was 21 years old. Four years later, she divorced because of a problem of sterility. She got remarried, five years later, and the couple had no child. The patient was admitted into the Obstetric Unit thinking that she was about to give birth. She presented all the symptoms of true pregnancy. She had abdominal distension, amenorrhea, mammary tension, nausea and vomiting, and weight gain. She claimed to have felt foetal movements. Other than this, she exhibited a polydipsia syndrome. These symptoms had evolved over 20 months. The patient had previously presented six similar episodes. All these episodes were identical. The length of these episodes varied between three and five months, after which all the signs disappeared progressively. The patient had never consulted for these symptoms before the present episode. During her stay in the Obstetric Unit, she benefited from a complete gynaecological examination, including pelvic ultrasound examinations, and laboratory tests, notably hormone assays (FSH, LH, prolactin, ss-HCG) and serum electrolyte levels. A primary sterility and menopause were confirmed. Otherwise, the psychiatric assessment confirmed the delusion of pregnancy and the presence of a depressive syndrome. The patient reported that she was possessed. She explained the normality of the imagery and laboratory tests by the intervention of the demons that hid the foetus and modified the results.
DISCUSSION
The contribution of psychological and physiological factors in the development of the delusion of pregnancy, possession and polydipsia, and the possible interactions between the two phenomena are discussed.
Topics: Delusions; Drinking Behavior; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Pseudopregnancy; Recurrence; Water
PubMed: 18922245
DOI: 10.1016/j.encep.2007.09.006 -
The International Journal of Clinical... Oct 1988
Topics: Adult; Female; Gender Identity; Humans; Hypnosis; Identification, Psychological; Male; Pseudopregnancy; Suggestion; Transsexualism
PubMed: 3209266
DOI: 10.1080/00207148808410516 -
Pielegniarka I Polozna Aug 1968
Topics: Female; Pseudopregnancy
PubMed: 5193481
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Pielegniarka I Polozna 1978
Topics: Female; Humans; Pregnancy; Pseudopregnancy
PubMed: 251316
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Revue Francaise de Gynecologie Et... 1953
Topics: Delusions; Female; Humans; Pseudopregnancy
PubMed: 13121648
DOI: No ID Found