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Case Reports
. 2014 Jul;15(3):168-9.

Sildenafil citrate in fetal growth restriction

Subrat Panda  1 , Ananya Das  1 , Hossain Md Nowroz  1
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Case Reports

Sildenafil citrate in fetal growth restriction

Subrat Panda et al. J Reprod Infertil. 2014 Jul.

Abstract

Background: Pregnancies with early onset fetal growth restriction have poor perinatal outcome. Sildenafil citrate (PDE -5 inhibitor) as a vasodilator increases utero-placental blood flow and potentiates fetal growth.

Case presentation: In this study, a case was examined and Sildenafil was administered for her. It was found that Sildenafil improved the uterine blood flow with a favorable fetal outcome at delivery.

Conclusion: Sildenafil, as a vasodilator has emerged as a potential management option in the treatment of Intra Uterine Growth Retardation (IUGR) and preeclampsia by later normalization in velocimetric profile.

Keywords: Fetal growth restriction; Pregnancy; Sildenafil citrate.

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