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1.What is Goodell's Sign?
Answer-The softening of the cervix that usually occurs at 8 weeks of gestation. While the cervix of a nonpregnant woman feels like the tip of the nose, the softer cervix of a pregnant woman feels like a lip.
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2.What is Hegar's sign?
Answer-It is a peculiar softening of the uterus at the junction between cervix and fundus, typical of the first trimester of pregnancy. It may be elicited by placing two fingers in the posterior vaginal fornix, and then compressing the uterus gently down by using the other hand.
1.What is Goodell's Sign?
Answer-The softening of the cervix that usually occurs at 8 weeks of gestation. While the cervix of a nonpregnant woman feels like the tip of the nose, the softer cervix of a pregnant woman feels like a lip.
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2.What is Hegar's sign?
Answer-It is a peculiar softening of the uterus at the junction between cervix and fundus, typical of the first trimester of pregnancy. It may be elicited by placing two fingers in the posterior vaginal fornix, and then compressing the uterus gently down by using the other hand.
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