Pre-eclampsia is a complication that's affected the likes of Kim K and Mariah Carey
Treating a complication suffered by millions of pregnant women with Viagra can also benefit their babies, according to a new study.
The American researchers said that their findings could lead to therapies that lower health risks for children born to women with the condition. Pre-eclampsia occurs when women with otherwise normal blood pressure experience elevated blood pressure during pregnancy.Children of women with pre-eclampsia during pregnancy have higher blood pressure during childhood, and are at almost double the risk of stroke later in life.
Hannah Turbeville performed research that showed treating preeclampsia with sildenafil citrate may help protect the cardiovascular health of the offspring. The researchers observed smaller increases in blood pressure for male offspring of rats treated with sildenafil citrate compared to those that did not no receive treatment or received a more commonly used blood pressure medication. The protective effect was not apparent in female offspring.
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