stackyFACTSThe biological desperation for an heir can literally trick the human body.
The biological desperation for an heir can literally trick the human body. Queen Mary Tudor of England experienced two separate phantom pregnancies, exhibiting all the physical symptoms—swelling, morning sickness, and feeling fetal movement—without actually carrying a child. The psychological condition was so severe it fooled her doctors, her husband, and the entire royal court, leading to massive public embarrassment when the expected delivery dates simply came and went.
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