Delusion of Pregnancy in Males

Mansouri, Arash; Adityanjee, A.

doi:10.1159/000284942

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“…Delusion of pregnancy is a Somatic Type (i.e., delusion that the individual has some general medical condition) Delusional Disorder classified by the DSM-5 within Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders . It refers to the false belief of being pregnant in the absence of physical sings suggestive of pregnancy that may be experienced by psychotic women [10-12] and men [13,14]. According to the DSM-5, the disorder is not a consequence of the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition.…”

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Endocrinology and physiology of pseudocyesis

Tarı́n

Hermenegildo

Garcı́a-Pérez

et al. 2013

Reprod Biol Endocrinol

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This literature review on pseudocyesis or false pregnancy aims to find epidemiological, psychiatric/psychologic, gynecological and endocrine traits associated with this condition in order to propose neuroendocrine/endocrine mechanisms leading to the emergence of pseudocyetic traits. Ten women from 5 selected studies were analyzed after applying stringent criteria to discriminate between cases of true pseudocyesis (pseudocyesis vera) versus delusional, simulated or erroneous pseudocyesis. The analysis of the reviewed studies evidenced that pseudocyesis shares many endocrine traits with both polycystic ovarian syndrome and major depressive disorder, although the endocrine traits are more akin to polycystic ovarian syndrome than to major depressive disorder. Data support the notion that pseudocyetic women may have increased sympathetic nervous system activity, dysfunction of central nervous system catecholaminergic pathways and decreased steroid feedback inhibition of gonadotropin-releasing hormone. Although other neuroendocrine/endocrine pathways may be involved, the neuroendocrine/endocrine mechanisms proposed in this review may lead to the development of pseudocyetic traits including hypomenorrhea or amenorrhea, galactorrhea, diurnal and/or nocturnal hyperprolactinemia, abdominal distension and apparent fetal movements and labor pains at the expected date of delivery.

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Endocrinology and physiology of pseudocyesis

Tarı́n

Hermenegildo

Garcı́a-Pérez

et al. 2013

Reprod Biol Endocrinol

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“…Four of the articles could not be obtained,[ 13 14 15 16 ] and hence the present review included 40 articles. The included articles varied in the number of cases described from one case,[ 1 2 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 ] two cases,[ 42 43 ] three cases,[ 44 45 46 ] four cases,[ 47 ] five cases,[ 48 49 50 51 ] six cases[ 52 ] to a maximum of seven cases. [ 53 54 ]…”

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Delusion of Pregnancy: A Systematic Review of 84 Cases in the Literature

Bera¹,

Sarkar

2015

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

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Case reports of delusion of pregnancy have emanated from all over the world, yet the rarity of this phenomenology has precluded systematic large scale descriptive or cohort studies. This systematic review was conducted to assess the demographic characteristics, clinical profile, treatment outcome and aetiological factors from the published case reports of delusion of pregnancy. Electronic databases including PubMed, PsychInfo and Google Scholar were used to identify case reports relating to delusion of pregnancy published in peer-reviewed English language journals. All such cases were systematically evaluated by investigators, and information was extracted using a structured proforma. A total 40 articles were reviewed which included 84 cases. Demographic characteristics revealed that about half of the patients were aged 20-40 years. The most common diagnoses were schizophrenia (35.7%), bipolar disorders (16.7%) and depression (9.5%). Single foetus was reported by 79.8% of the patients, and 45.2% perceived foetal movements. Good treatment response was noted in 64.3 % of the cases. The prominent aetiological factors that were implicated included psychosocial factors, coenaesthopathological processes, socio-cultural factors and hyperprolactinaemia. Delusion of pregnancy is a heterogeneous symptom which emerges during the course of various neuropsychiatric disorders. A range of aetiopathological mechanisms have been implicated in the causation of this disorder.

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“…[ 6 , 7 ] In very rare cases, they affect men as well. [ 8 , 9 , 10 ] Delusional pregnancy may also be seen with organic disorders such as epilepsy, hyponatremia, hypothyroidism/thyroiditis, metabolic syndrome, urinary tract infection, and others. [ 11 , 12 ]…”

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Delusion of pregnancy: Case series

Sharma,

Singh,

Sahu

et al. 2024

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

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Delusion of pregnancy is a relatively uncommon manifestation in psychotic patients. Differentiating it from closely related clinical entities like pseudocyesis/pseudopregnancy can be a challenge in clinical setting. Diagnosis of a psychotic illness with delusional pregnancy as the presenting feature in the absence of other florid symptoms of psychosis is a different challenge altogether. Currently, there is no consensus on the pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy of delusional pregnancy. We present a case series on delusional pregnancy with the intent to answer some of these gaps in the literature.

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Delusion of Pregnancy in Males

Cited by 11 publications

References 6 publications

Endocrinology and physiology of pseudocyesis

Endocrinology and physiology of pseudocyesis

Delusion of Pregnancy: A Systematic Review of 84 Cases in the Literature

Delusion of pregnancy: Case series

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