This is put down to hypochondriasis and if it occurs in a woman as a consequence of Ovaritis, she is said to be hysterical.
"Psychotherapy"
James J. Walsh
Among the six exceptions, one had been healthy until twenty-one, and then had suffered from Ovaritis, so that, although engaging in the work of a healthy woman, she should really be classed apart.
"The Education of American Girls"
Anna Callender Brackett