The need and want for a baby can become so strong, that pregnancy symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and swollen breast begin. Some women have gotten every symptom including loss of menstruation and abdominal enlargement. Doctors and scientist are confused by what causes it. They do however know that there seems to be a mind-body feedback link. Thoughts of pregnancy trigger changes in hormones levels. Causing an extreme example of the placebo effect.
Mary, Queen of England was one of the first women reported to have pseudocyesis. After believing that she was pregnant twice, when she was not. She made the publicly made the announcement twice only to be humiliated twice. She was unable to produce an heir to the throne.
In dogs pseudocyesis is quite common. The condition is traced to elevated levels of reproductive hormones. Dogs have a long late phase of their ovarian cycle during which the corpus luteum produces large amounts of progesterone are produced.
The corpus luteum is a temporary endocrine structure. It develops from the ovary during the luteal phase.
If the dog does not become pregnant, the corpus luteum takes around 70 days to slow down. With a drop in progesterone levels, the prolactin levels increase. Which then increases milk production, an enlarged abdomen and a host of mothering behavior.
Every symptom has been recorded, except the heart beat, the fetus in an ultrasound and ultimately a birth. It’s recommended that women experiencing a false pregnancy should seek counseling or therapy in order to work through some underlying emotional or psychological causes, including anxiety and stress.
Uhitaji na tamaa ya kupata mtoto yaweza kuwa yenye nguvu sana, hivi kwamba dalili za ujauzito kama vile kichefuchefu, kutapika na kuvimba kwa matiti huanza. Wanawake fulani wamepata dalili zote kutia ndani kupoteza hedhi na kupanuka kwa tumbo. Madaktari na wanasayansi wamechanganyikiwa na kisababishi chake. Hata hivyo wanajua kwamba kuna uhusiano kati ya akili na mwili. Mawazo ya ujauzito husababisha mabadiliko katika viwango vya homoni. Kusababisha mfano wa juu wa athari ya placebo. Mary, Malkia wa Uingereza alikuwa mmoja wa wanawake wa kwanza kuripotiwa kuwa na pseudocyesis. Baada ya kuamini kwamba alikuwa mjamzito mara mbili, wakati yeye hakuwa. Alitangaza waziwazi mara mbili tu ili aone aibu mara mbili. Hakuweza kuzaa mrithi wa kiti cha ufalme. Katika mbwa pseudocyesis ni ya kawaida sana. Hali hiyo husababishwa na viwango vya juu vya homoni za uzazi. Mbwa wana kipindi cha mwisho cha mzunguko wa ovari ambapo corpus luteum hutengeneza kiasi kikubwa cha progesterone. Mwili wa manjano ni muundo wa muda wa mfumo wa ndani wa damu. Inatokea katika ovari wakati wa hatua ya luteal. Mbwa anapopata mimba, corpus luteum huchukua siku 70 ili kuzima. Kadiri kiwango cha progesteroni kinavyopungua, ndivyo kiwango cha prolactin kinavyoongezeka. Hii huongeza uzalishaji wa maziwa, kupanua tumbo, na tabia ya mama. Kila dalili imerekodiwa, isipokuwa mapigo ya moyo, fetusi katika ultrasound na hatimaye kuzaliwa. Inashauriwa kwamba wanawake wanaopata ujauzito bandia wanapaswa kutafuta ushauri au matibabu ili kufanya kazi kupitia baadhi ya sababu za msingi za kihisia au kisaikolojia, pamoja na wasiwasi na mkazo.