What is cryptic pregnancy?

Cryptic pregnancy is any pregnancy diagnosed after 20 weeks, well into a woman's second trimester. OB/GYN specialist Jessica Shepherd, MD, explains how a woman may miss the classic pregnancy symptoms and not know that she's expecting.

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