Abstract
Currently, there is no effective therapy for severe early-onset intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Sildenafil citrate vasodilates the myometrial arteries isolated from women with IUGR-complicated pregnancies. Women were offered Sildenafil (25 mg three times daily until delivery) if their pregnancy was complicated by early-onset IUGR [abdominal circumference (AC) <5th percentile] and either the gestational age was
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 624-628 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
Volume | 118 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2011 |
Keywords
- Case-control study
- In utero therapy
- Intrauterine growth restriction
- Maternal outcomes
- Perinatal outcomes