[Influence of COVID-19 on male fertility. What is already known?]

E A Efremov; E V Kasatonova; Ya I Melnik; A A Nikushina

[Influence of COVID-19 on male fertility. What is already known?]

Urologiia. 2020 Sep:(4):104-110.

[Article in Russian]

Authors

E A Efremov¹, E V Kasatonova¹, Ya I Melnik¹, A A Nikushina¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Andrology and Human Reproduction of N.A. Lopatkin Scientific Research Institute of Urology and Interventional Radiology Branch of the National Medical Research Centre of Radiology of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia.

PMID: 32897023

Abstract

A new coronavirus infection caused by SARS-CoV-2 was first identified in December 2019. It has spread quickly and caused a global pandemic. Analysis of demographic factors reveals a disproportionately large number of men with severe forms of the disease. Moreover, mortality rate is also higher in men. The currently available data regarding potential risks to the male reproductive system, including pathophysiological basics, detection of viral RNA in the reproductive tract, risk of orchitis, hypogonadism, possible influence of oxidative stress, etc. are described in the review.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; male infertility; orchitis; sperm cells.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / complications*
Fertility*
Humans
Infertility, Male / virology*
Male
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
SARS-CoV-2