Viagra could reduce the risk of women needing an emergency Caesarean

Giving pregnant women Viagra pills during labour may reduce the risk of them needing an emergency Caesarean section, 비아그라 효과 a study has found.

The risk of foetal distress was also lower among women given the little blue pills.

Sildenafil citrate - the generic name of the drug sold as Viagra - works for erectile dysfunction by widening blood vessels and 비아그라 효과 increasing blood flow.

Researchers believe it should also increase uterine blood flow in pregnant women, ensuring more oxygen gets to the foetus, 비아그라 효과 so conducted a trial on 208 subjects.

Half were given up to three doses of Viagra during labour, while the others had a placebo pill. In the Viagra group, 13 out of the 104 women needed emergency Caesarean section. In the control group, 27 women - more than twice as many - underwent an emergency operation. Leer más