TOKOPHOBIA: A dread of pregnancy

Understanding the silent depressant.

Tokophobia is a pathological fear of pregnancy and can lead to avoidance of childbirth. It can be classified as primary or secondary. Primary is morbid fear of childbirth in a woman, who has no previous experience of pregnancy. The dread of childbirth may start in adolescence or early adulthood. Although sexual relations may be normal, several different methods of contraceptive use to delay the pregnancy is often scrupulous.Generally pregnancy is avoided because of fear of labor. Some suffering women go for abortion, caesarean, or adoption. Secondary is morbid fear of childbirth developing after a traumatic obstetric event in a previous pregnancy.

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