Pseudocyesis
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While doing my research paper on Pseudocyesis I was in for a challenge. My main reason for choosing this topic was I should think why we women have to go through the hard labor pains and mood swings while being pregnant. Then I had asked my doctor that and he assured me to look up Pseudocyesis. Then I asked what does that have to do with men and pregnancy. When I finally did my researched, I understood that there is a case where men have the same systems.
False pregnancy or hysterical pregnancy, most commonly known as Pseudocyesis in human and Pseudopregnancy in other mammals, is when you get the systons of being pregnant when you are not. Pseudocyesis is relatively in men since 1935. But also been documented that women have had the same problems since the hipprocrates in the 300B.C. It has been said that more than 400 cases ine females have a problem with pseAlso called: SAD, Seasonal depression, Seasonal mood disorder
Some people experience a serious mood change when the seasons change. They may sleep too much, have little energy, and crave sweets and starchy foods. They may also feel depressed. Though symptoms can be severe, they usually clear up. This condition is seasonal affective disorder (SAD). It usually happens during the winter. A less common type of SAD happens in the summer.
udocyesis in the 1930sWhat causes SAD?
Some experts think its a lack of sunlight during winter, when the days are shorter. In the United States, it is much more common in northern states. Light therapy, in which patients expose themselves to a special type of light for 30 minutes every day often helps. Other treatments include:
*Medicines
*Changes in diet
*Learning to manage stress
*Going to a sunny climate during the cold months