Male erectile dysfunction drug enhances fetal growth in female sheep, study finds

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 21:21 in Biology & Nature

Viagra (sildenafil citrate), which is used to treat male erectile dysfunction, enhanced blood flow in pregnant female sheep, helping send vital amino acids and other nutrients needed in fetal development, a new study has found. The study's results not only will assist with solving fetal development problems in other livestock, but possibly in humans.

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