pseudocyesis

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The truth was less scandalous: Despite all appearances to the contrary, Mary had never been pregnant to begin with, having the misfortune of being history’s first well-documented case of a very rare phenomenon called pseudocyesis.

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

But pseudocyesis, if she had it, was a symptom of a bigger problem.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2020

In fact, nearly every text-book on obstetrics gives some space to the subject of pseudocyesis.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)