Has anyone been pregnant for 3 years?

There is no evidence that such pregnancies exist, and doctors use the term cryptic pregnancy to describe cases where women don't realize they are pregnant, either for psychological or hormonal reasons.

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What is the longest human pregnancy on record?

The longest recorded human pregnancy was 375 days, or just over 12 and a half months, according to Guinness World Records. During this pregnancy, a woman named Beulah Hunter gave birth to a healthy baby girl in 1945.

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Can a pregnancy last for 5 years?

The group describes the condition as: "A pregnancy where there is no detectable hCG in the mother's system due to a hormonal imbalance, resulting in an extremely long gestation period, that is typically 3 to 5 years. Both urine and blood pregnancy tests will be negative during a cryptic pregnancy.

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Can human pregnancy last for 2 years?

Most pregnancies last 37 to 42 weeks, but some take longer. If your pregnancy lasts more than 42 weeks, it is called post-term (past due). This happens in a small number of pregnancies. While there are some risks in a post-term pregnancy, most post-term babies are born healthy.

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What is the longest cryptic pregnancy?

Longest cryptic pregnancy

A cryptic pregnancy is any pregnancy not detected until after 20 weeks. Some women aren't aware they're pregnant until they go into labor. In those cases, the cryptic pregnancy could be 40 weeks or longer. That means a cryptic pregnancy can last between 20 and 40 weeks.

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WOMAN HAS BEEN PREGNANT FOR OVER 3 YEARS

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How long can pregnancy hide itself?

How long does a cryptic pregnancy last? Most people realize they're pregnant about 20 weeks into the pregnancy. However, a person can be unaware they're pregnant during the entire 40 weeks of pregnancy. There have been cases where a person goes to the emergency room with pelvic pain only to discover they're in labor.

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Does your stomach grow during cryptic pregnancy?

Women who have cryptic pregnancies frequently don't have or don't notice morning sickness and abdominal swelling. They might not gain weight or only gain a small amount of weight and attribute it to another cause.

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How long can a baby survive in an ectopic pregnancy?

An embryo implanted outside the uterus has virtually no chance of surviving to birth. In a few rare instances, we have seen embryos grow for 12 to 13 weeks before they die due to insufficient hormone and nutrition supply.

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What can cause long pregnancy?

Risk factors
  • Previous post-term pregnancy increases the risk of recurrence in subsequent pregnancies.
  • Primigravidity.
  • High maternal BMI is associated with longer gestation and increased rate of induction of labour. ...
  • Genetic factors. ...
  • Advanced maternal age.

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Why haven't I got pregnant in 4 years?

You could be worrying that you never will. However, there are many possible reasons why you aren't conceiving, including ovulation irregularities, structural problems in the reproductive system, low sperm count, underlying medical problems, or simply not trying enough.

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How many babies can a woman have in her lifetime?

Women can reproduce for about half of their lifetime and can only give birth about once every year or so. So it makes sense that women can only have a fraction as many children as men. One study estimated a woman can have around 15 pregnancies in a lifetime.

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What is the shortest pregnancy ever?

James Elgin Gill was born in Ottawa, Ontario, on May 20, 1987, around 128 days early or 21 weeks gestation. He set a record when he was born for the world's most premature baby.

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Has a woman ever had a baby without a uterus?

Pregnancy after hysterectomy is extremely rare, with the first case of ectopic pregnancy after hysterectomy reported by Wendler in 1895 [2,3,4]. To the best of our knowledge, there are only 72 cases of post-hysterectomy ectopic pregnancy reported in the world literature [3].

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What's the shortest pregnancy that survived?

The earliest a baby has been born and survived is 21 weeks and 5 days. Two babies born prematurely hold the record for this. Surprisingly, the first record holder was born in 1987, at a time when the medical care of premature babies (neonatology) was a very new field.

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Did humans have a longer pregnancy?

Our gestation is also relatively extended compared with chimpanzees or gorillas, suggesting pregnancies got longer, not shorter, in hominids. The team also looked for evidence that widening the pelvis to accommodate bigger brained babies would make walking less efficient.

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What happens if you stay pregnant too long?

Many will let pregnant women go up to two weeks over. After 42 weeks, however, the baby's health might be at risk. A very small number of babies die unexpectedly if they are still in the womb beyond 42 weeks of pregnancy. It is unclear why the risks of a death of the baby rise as the weeks go by.

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What happens if a woman is pregnant for too long?

When a pregnancy reaches 42 weeks and beyond, it's postterm. Late-term and postterm pregnancy can raise the risk of some health problems, including: Larger than average birth size (fetal macrosomia). This increases the chance that you may need forceps, a vacuum device or another instrument to assist with the birth.

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What are the risks of being pregnant too long?

Other risks include an increased chance of an assisted vaginal delivery or cesarean delivery. There also is a higher chance of infection and postpartum hemorrhage when your pregnancy goes past your due date.

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Does a baby grow in an ectopic pregnancy?

No. It's important to note that the fertilized egg in an ectopic pregnancy is not “viable.” That means it's impossible for the egg to survive and grow into a baby that can survive in or outside your body. It will always result in a pregnancy loss.

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What are 3 signs of an ectopic pregnancy?

Seek emergency medical help if you have any signs or symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy, including:
  • Severe abdominal or pelvic pain accompanied by vaginal bleeding.
  • Extreme lightheadedness or fainting.
  • Shoulder pain.

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Does your uterus grow if you have an ectopic pregnancy?

Normally the fertilised egg continues its journey into the uterus but in an ectopic pregnancy, the fertilised egg stays inside the fallopian tube. The uterus is able to stretch and grow with the pregnancy.

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What if pregnancy test is positive but nothing on ultrasound?

A pregnancy that doesn't show on an ultrasound scan is called a 'pregnancy of unknown location'. The most common reasons for a pregnancy not appearing on the ultrasound scan are: it is too soon to see the baby on the scan. you have had a miscarriage.

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What is finger test in pregnancy?

The finger test for pregnancy is a method of detecting pregnancy that involves inserting a finger into the vagina and feeling for changes in the cervix. During pregnancy, the cervix becomes soft and changes position, which can be detected through the finger test.

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