A textbook of obstetrics . however, to make a rectal exami-nation. By combined pressure, either through the anterior orposterior vaginal walls and the abdominal wall above, the finger-tips can be brought into relationship with the lower uterinesegment. Hegars sign is by no means a certain one. It is not 20: rKEGXAXCY. invariably appreciable in pregnancy, and it might be felt in a non-pregnant uterus, softened by congestion, inflammation, or thepresence in it of fluid. Enlargement of the uterus, with a change in its shape andconsistency, is one of the most important symptoms in the earlyweeks.
A textbook of obstetrics . however, to make a rectal exami-nation. By combined pressure, either through the anterior orposterior vaginal walls and the abdominal wall above, the finger-tips can be brought into relationship with the lower uterinesegment. Hegars sign is by no means a certain one. It is not 20: rKEGXAXCY. invariably appreciable in pregnancy, and it might be felt in a non-pregnant uterus, softened by congestion, inflammation, or thepresence in it of fluid. Enlargement of the uterus, with a change in its shape andconsistency, is one of the most important symptoms in the earlyweeks. The womb becomes more spherical in outline, softer inconsistency, and distinctly enlarged, while there is usually amarked anteflexion in consequence of the weight of the body ofthe uterus and of the softened lower uterine segment. By plac-ing one hand over the fundus and the fingers of the other in thevagina an impulse may be conveyed by the latter to the uterinecontents, which are displaced upward, communicating an impact.
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