Viagra might rescue risky pregnancies

From San Diego, at the Experimental Biology 2005 meeting

Roughly one in 20 women develops high blood pressure during pregnancy, a condition known as preeclampsia. Untreated, it can threaten the lives of both mother and baby. A new rodent study now shows promise for limiting preeclampsia’s threat with Viagra, or sildenafil citrate, the popular drug for erectile dysfunction.