SIGNS OF PREGNANCY & THEIR EXPLANATIONS

Sign of pregnancy and their explanations

1. Hartman sign

- First three month

- implantation bleeding

2. Palmer sign

- 4-8 Weeks

- Regular rhythmic contraction during bimanual examination

3. Goodell's Sign

- 6 Weeks

- Softening of lower part of cervix.

4. Hegar's Sign

- 6-10 weeks

- And bimanual examination abdominal and vaginal singers opposes each other.

5. Piskacek Sign

- 6-8 weeks

- asymmetric enlargement of uterus.

6. Osiander's Sign [Octa-8]

- 8 weeks

- Increased pulsation felt through lateral fornix of vagina.

7. Chadwick Sign/ Jacquemier Sign 

- 8 weeks 

- Bluish coloration of vestibule.

8. Braxton Hicks Contraction

- >20 weeks of pregnancy.

- Painless irregular spasmodic contraction without any effect on dilation of cervix can also be felt in pedunculated fibroid submucous type and hematometra.

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