Goodell's sign

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In medicine, Goodell's sign is an indication of pregnancy. It is a significant softening of the vaginal portion of the cervix.

The sign is named after William Goodell.

[edit] References

• Goodell's Sign at pregnancytoday.com

[edit] See also

• Chadwick sign
• Hegar's sign
• Ladin's sign

v • d • e Eponymous medical signs for urinary system, reproductive system, and obstetrics Urinary system Addis count · Brewer infarcts · Murphy's punch sign Reproductive system John Thomas sign · Prehn's sign Obstetrics Braxton Hicks contraction pregnancy (Abderhalden reaction, Chadwick sign, Goodell's sign, Hegar's sign, Ladin's sign, Piskacek's sign, Von Braun-Fernwald's sign) hydrops fetalis (Bart hemoglobin) Leopold's maneuvers · Naegele's rule see also urinary system symptoms and signs