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Pseudocyesis in Infertile Patients
Author(s) -
Ladipo O. A.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1979.tb00480.x
Subject(s) - medicine , perception , infertility , population , gynecology , pregnancy , genetics , environmental health , neuroscience , biology
In the African population, pseudocyesis is not an uncommon gynecologic disorder. The high premium on childbearing, as well as the deep‐rooted cultural belief that children are a “security of old age” and continuation of the family, exposes the infertile woman to constant stress. The social and psychological satisfaction of parenthood is very important in this culture; while, for some patients, perception of the economic implication of children enhances the desire to have children.