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Authors: Diaa Eldeen M. Abd El Aal (Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Women’s Health Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt) , Mohammed Khairy Ali (Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Women’s Health Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt) , Ahmed Y. Shahin (Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Women’s Health Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt) , Mahmoud S. Zakherah (Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Women’s Health Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt) , Mohamad S. Abdellah (Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Women’s Health Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt) , Ahmed F. Abdel-Kawi (Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Women’s Health Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt) , Mohamed S. Fahmy (Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt)
Objectives: to evaluate the effect of oral ginkgo biloba extract (GB)) on asymmetrical intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR).
Study Design: A randomized trial conducted at Assiut Women Health on 226 pregnant women with asymmetrical IUGR. The patients randomly received GB extract or placebo for 6 weeks. The main outcome measures were improvement in fetal weight and feto-maternal blood flow. The data were analyzed by Student’s t- test and chi-squared tests.
Result: There was a significant increase in the estimated fetal weight in the GB group (3047+ 127 gm) when compared to the placebo group (2734+ 127 gm) (p=
Conclusions: GB extract improves placental functions, Doppler indices and fetal weight in pregnancies complicated with IUGR fetuses.
Keywords: Doppler ultrasound, ginkgo biloba, intrauterine growth restriction
How to Cite: M. Abd El Aal, D. , Ali, M. K. , Shahin, A. Y. , Zakherah, M. S. , Abdellah, M. S. , Abdel-Kawi, A. F. & Fahmy, M. S. (2017) “Effects of oral ginkgo biloba extract on pregnancy complicated by asymmetrically intrauterine growth restriction: a double-blinded randomized placebo-controlled trial”, Proceedings in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 7(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.17077/2154-4751.1326