COVID-19-induced seminal alterations in Qalyubbia Governorate, Egypt | ||
| Human Andrology | ||
| Volume 13, Issue 13, January 2023, Pages 1-6 PDF (813.56 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ha.2023.185391.1101 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ihab Younis1; Ahmed Abd El Wahab Saleh2; Youstina Gamal Gerges3; karem Taha khalil* 4 | ||
| 1Dermatology&andrology, faculty of medicine, Benha University, Egypt | ||
| 2dermatology and andrology department faculty of medicine benha university egypt | ||
| 3dermatology and andrology department El Ahrar Teaching Hospital,Zagazig, Egypt. | ||
| 4dermatology&andrology department, Benha faculty of medicine, benha university, | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: A variety of viruses, including influenza and mumps virus can disrupt male reproductive function and potentially infect the testes. The pandemic COVID-19 has the ability to damage multiple organ systems. The male genitalia could be one of its targets. Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine how COVID-19 affected sperm characteristics. Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional case control study with 100 fathers who had recovered from COVID-19 three months before starting the study and 100 fathers of similar age who were healthy served as controls. Semen of all participants was analyzed utilizing computer-assisted semen analysis. Results: Patients who had recovered from COVID 19 had significantly lower sperm parameters than controls including sperm concentration, progressive and total motility (P<0.001). There was no correlation between sperm count, motility, morphology index, or teratozoospermia with illness severity. Abnormal semen analysis could be predicted from the duration of COVID-19 infection.. Conclusion: COVID-19 negatively impacts the male reproductive system, at least temporarily. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); semen; sperm; testis | ||
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