Softening of the uterine isthmus occurring at 8 weeks' gestation is called
a. Chadwick's sign. c. Hegar's sign.
b. Goodell's sign. d. McDonald's sign.
C
Around 8 weeks, Hegar's sign, the softening of the uterine isthmus, appears. Also at 8 weeks, Chadwick's sign, a bluish hue, is visible on cervical inspections. Goodell's sign, cervical softening, occurs at 6 weeks. McDonald's sign, easy flexion of the fundus on the cervix, occurs at 7 to 8 weeks.
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