Male reproductive health after 3 months from SARS-CoV-2 infection: a multicentric study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

While SARS-CoV-2 infection appears not to be clinically evident in the testes, indirect inflammatory effects and fever may impair testicular function. To date, few long-term data of semen parameters impairment after recovery and comprehensive andrological evaluation of recovered patients has been published. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether SARS-CoV-2 infection affect male reproductive health.

Methods

Eighty patients were recruited three months after COVID-19 recovery. They performed physical examination, testicular ultrasound, semen analysis, sperm DNA integrity evaluation (TUNEL), anti-sperm antibodies (ASA) testing, sex hormone profile evaluation (Total testosterone, LH, FSH). In addition, all patients were administered International Index of Er

SUBMITTER: Paoli D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9362397 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature