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Re: Viagra Could Damage Fertility (Re: Mohamed Omer)
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Other uses for Viagra
Heart attacks
Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University in the US found that Viagra administered to patients after a heart attack stopped apoptosis, a condition where heart muscle cells kill themselves in the wake of a heart attack, and helped to restore bloodflow and tissue healing
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
A condition that affects about 4,000 people in the UK, often women in their 30s and 40s, few sufferers survive beyond three to four years. A Viagra-based drug, sildenafil, under the trade name Revatio, extends the lives of some sufferers by boosting bloodflow to the lungs, reducing the workload on the heart
Crohn's disease
Approximately 1 in 1,500 people have Crohn's disease, and the condition affects slightly more women than men. A 2006 study by scientists at UCL found that Crohn's disease may be caused by a failure of the immune response, which suggest that Crohn's sufferers could be helped by Viagra. Tests showed that the drug increased bloodflow around the small intestine
Pre-eclampsia
A condition marked by high blood pressure and headaches, it kills around 10 women and results in the stillbirth of up to 1,000 babies each year in the UK. In 2005, a University of Vermont College of Medicine team found Viagra prevented deaths among foetuses in pregnant rats by relaxing muscles in the artery walls allowing adequate bloodflow
Infertility
Viagra could increase a woman's chances of becoming pregnant, where the cause of infertility is the lining of the uterus being too thin to sustain a pregnancy. Tests show the drug increases bloodflow to the uterus and stimulates the growth of cells
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