COVID-19 in men: With or without virus in semen, spermatogenesis may be impaired

Andrologia. 2021 Feb;53(1):e13878. doi: 10.1111/and.13878. Epub 2020 Oct 30.
No abstract available

Keywords: Covid-19; SARS-CoV-2; fever; semen; spermatogenesis.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 / metabolism
  • COVID-19 / complications*
  • COVID-19 / metabolism
  • COVID-19 / physiopathology
  • COVID-19 / virology
  • Fever / physiopathology*
  • Fever / virology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification
  • SARS-CoV-2 / metabolism
  • SARS-CoV-2 / pathogenicity*
  • Semen / physiology*
  • Semen / virology
  • Serine Endopeptidases / metabolism
  • Sertoli Cells / metabolism
  • Sertoli Cells / physiology
  • Sertoli Cells / virology
  • Spermatogenesis / physiology*
  • Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus / metabolism
  • Testosterone / metabolism
  • Virus Internalization

Substances

  • Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
  • spike protein, SARS-CoV-2
  • Testosterone
  • ACE2 protein, human
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
  • Serine Endopeptidases
  • TMPRSS2 protein, human