Semen impairment and occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in semen after recovery from COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Study question

How is the semen quality of sexually active men following recovery from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection?

Summary answer

Twenty-five percent of the men with recent SARS-Cov-2 infections and proven healing were oligo-crypto-azoospermic, despite the absence of virus RNA in semen.

What is known already

The presence of SARS-CoV-2 in human semen and its role in virus contagion and semen quality after recovery from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is still unclear. So far, studies evaluating semen quality and the occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 in semen of infected or proven recovered men are scarce and included a limited number of participants.

Study design, size, duration

A prospective cross-sectional study on 43 sex

SUBMITTER: Gacci M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7953947 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature