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Signs of pregnancy
Question | Answer |
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Amenorrhea, increased frequency of urination | presumptive |
elevated basal body temperature | presumptive |
tingling and enlargement of breasts, changes in areola and Montgomery's tubercles, colostrum | presumptive |
Quickening | presumptive |
Chadwick's sign | bluish tint to cervix and vagina - probable, 6 weeks |
Piskacek's sign | uterine asymmetry with a soft prominence on the implantation sign (could also be tumors) - probable, 8-10 weeks |
Hegar's sign | Softening of the lower uterine segment (could also be pelvic congestion) - probable, 6 weeks |
Goodell's sign | Softening of the tip of the cervix (could also be infection, hormone imbalance or pelvic congestion) - probable, 6 weeks |
Fetal movement, Fetal Heart Tones, sonographic evidence of pregnancy | These are the only positive signs of pregnancy |
Positive test for HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin) in the maternal urine or blood serum | probable |