ChatGPT told me I was pregnant. It was dead wrong.
Features By Amanda Caswell Published 24 July 2026 This is why you should never trust AI for medical advice When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. What I got instead was a confident, direct diagnosis: Congratulations, you’re likely in your first trimester!There was just one glaring problem: I am absolutely not pregnant. My husband has had a vasectomy and I'm in the thick of perimenopause.
- ▪Features By Amanda Caswell Published 24 July 2026 This is why you should never trust AI for medical advice When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
- ▪What I got instead was a confident, direct diagnosis: Congratulations, you’re likely in your first trimester!There was just one glaring problem: I am absolutely not pregnant.
- ▪My husband has had a vasectomy and I'm in the thick of perimenopause.
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AI ChatGPT told me I was pregnant. It was dead wrong. Features By Amanda Caswell Published 24 July 2026 This is why you should never trust AI for medical advice When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Shutterstock) Copy link Facebook X Reddit Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter When I logged into ChatGPT last week to lay out a cluster of odd, frustrating symptoms, irregular cycles, sudden night sweats, subtle mood swings and exhaustion, I was looking for help to relieve the symptoms.
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