Semen parameters in men recovered from COVID-19.
Tonghang Guo,Mei-Ying Sang,Shun Bai,Hui Ma,Yangyang Wan,Xiaohua Jiang,Yuanwei Zhang,Bo Xu,Hong Chen,Xueying Zheng,Xueying Zheng,Sihui Luo,Sihui Luo,Xuefeng Xie,Chen-Jia Gong,Jianping Weng,Jianping Weng,Qinghua Shi +17 more
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In this paper, the consequences of COVID-19 on sperm parameters after recovery were investigated, and the results indicated an adverse but potentially reversible consequence of the coronavirus disease on sperm quality.Abstract:
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is emerging as a global health threat and shows a higher risk for men than women. Thus far, the studies on andrological consequences of COVID-19 are limited. To ascertain the consequences of COVID-19 on sperm parameters after recovery, we recruited 41 reproductive-aged male patients who had recovered from COVID-19, and analyzed their semen parameters and serum sex hormones at a median time of 56 days after hospital discharge. For longitudinal analysis, a second sampling was obtained from 22 of the 41 patients after a median time interval of 29 days from first sampling. Compared with controls who had not suffered from COVID-19, the total sperm count, sperm concentration, and percentages of motile and progressively motile spermatozoa in the patients were significantly lower at first sampling, while sperm vitality and morphology were not affected. The total sperm count, sperm concentration, and number of motile spermatozoa per ejaculate were significantly increased and the percentage of morphologically abnormal sperm was reduced at the second sampling compared with those at first in the 22 patients examined. Though there were higher prolactin and lower progesterone levels in patients at first sampling than those in controls, no significant alterations were detected for any sex hormones examined over time following COVID-19 recovery in the 22 patients. Although it should be interpreted carefully, these findings indicate an adverse but potentially reversible consequence of COVID-19 on sperm quality.read more
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