Study shows male erectile dysfunction drug enhances fetal growth in female sheep

AgriLife Communications ^ | Feb 3, 2010 | Blair Fannin

[decimon]

"A joke among two Texas AgriLife Research scientists later turned into a fully-funded study found Viagra can aid fetal development in female sheep."

[decimon]

Ewe all ping.

[bravo whiskey]

mooselimbs should be happy about that, a twofer.

[GeorgiaDawg32]

Study shows male erectile dysfunction drug enhances fetal growth in female sheep

There’s a joke in there somewhere

must.
be.
nice.

[TexasNative2000]

Pulling up a chair for an entertaining thread.......

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Jokes don’t wirte themslves, in this case.

[rellimpank]

—they dno’t?

[frithguild]

Viagra can aid fetal development in female sheep.

A phenomenon first observed by a Pakistani sheep farmer.

[equalitybeforethelaw]

From the headline I assumed the research was done in the Mid East.

[decimon]

Pulling up a chair for an entertaining thread.......

Probably.

On the serious side, this could make for healthier babies. Maybe in general or maybe where there are pregnancy problems.

[billygoatgruff]

Ewe goat to be kid’ng me!

[Bernard Marx]

There’s a joke in there somewhere

As the sheepherder sings: "There will never be another ewe..."

[goseminoles]

And who discovered this?

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Viagra is already in use as an important pediatric cardiopulmonary drug in infants with underdeveloped lungs and circulation, as it opens up capillaries, increasing blood flow. It may have value for some adult cardiac conditions as well.

And credit where credit is due, Viagra is already being credited with saving several endangered animal species, both because it is effective in most mammals in improving reproduction rates, and because it has strongly reduced the poaching of rare animals for aphrodisiacs.

Finally, psychologists credit Viagra with reducing a lot of impotence related stress and related problems in many marriages. This means less violence and generally improved happiness among couples.

[GeronL]

why did they do this study? were tax dollars involved?

[SonOfDarkSkies]

Stimulus Dollars???

[decimon]

Viagra is already in use as an important pediatric cardiopulmonary drug in infants...

Thanks.

This might extend the use to fetal development.

[tflabo]

Like pulling the wool over our ewes!

[GeronL]

lol. I would not doubt it.

[Pharmboy]

This actually makes sense. It is thought that the reason that the size of babies generally increases with the number of pregnancies (i.e., baby number 3 will generally weigh more than the firstborn) is because the uterus becomes better vascularized with each subsequent pregnancy. Greater vascularity = greater blood flow = bigger baby.

So, if this enzyme inhibitor opens up the ewe's uterine blood supply, bigger baby lambs are the outcome.