Deleterious impact of COVID-19 pandemic: Male fertility was not out of the bag.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The emergence and the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) induced by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has multiple consequences in all countries around the world. Male germ cells of infertile patients which are shown to be vulnerable to many environmental conditions, could be particularly vulnerable to such an exceptional pandemic situation. We aimed through the current study to investigate the potential variations in sperm quality of infertile patients during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia.

Methods

This was a cohort study including 90 infertile patients addressed to Laboratory of Cytogenetics and Reproductive Biology of Monastir Department of Maternity and Neonatology in Monastir, during the two first COVID-19 waves in Tunisia and who already have a spermogram before

SUBMITTER: Garrouch S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10166489 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature