"Pseudocyesis, or false pregnancy, is a medical phenomenon in which women (and a few men, it has been reported) experience all the symptoms of pregnancy without actually being pregnant. Those affected by this disorder exhibit amenorrhea (the discontinuation of menstruation), tender and swollen breasts, distended abdomen, morning sickness, and even “fetal movement”. In very rare cases, a woman may even experience labor pains and phantom delivery."
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- Vivian
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"Some animals may “undergo” this phantom pregnancy in order to be able to lactate and feed abandoned young from their tribe."
That's amazing.
- Alice
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