Pseudocyesis in infertile patients.
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.
D000328:Adult; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000503:physiopathology; D007247:Infertility, Female; D008273:Magic; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D011555:Pseudopregnancy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology; D013483:Superstitions