Citation

Adesiyun AG, Ameh N, Bawa U, Adamu H, Kolawole A. West Indian Med. J. 2012; 61(2): 198-201.

Affiliation

From: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika--Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. biyi.adesiyun@yahoo.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, University of The West Indies)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23155970

Abstract

This is a case report of a 20-year old para 0+0 who presented with an 11-month pregnancy. On evaluation, the pregnancy was found to be a fake made-up 'calabash pregnancy'. There were no pregnancy symptoms and she had just menstruated three weeks prior to presentation. This was a deliberate event in response to delayed pregnancy attainment complicated by domestic violence. Domestic violence was in the form of verbal and physical abuse and later was on a monthly basis precipitated by onset of her menstrual flow. The patient's age, monogamous union and the fact that she is an orphan made her vulnerable to domestic violence.

Language: en