Couvade syndrome

Also known as: Sympathetic pregnancy

Pregnancy-like symptoms in expectant fathers.

Medical specialty: Psychiatry
Subspecialty: Psychiatry / Perinatal psychiatry
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: not affected; Children: no
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Psychosocial stress and empathic response.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (6)

abdominal paininsomniamood changesnauseatoothacheweight gain

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