Author: Ma, Ling; Xie, Wen; Li, Danyang; Shi, Lei; Ye, Guangming; Mao, Yanhong; Xiong, Yao; Sun, Hui; Zheng, Fang; Chen, Zhimin; Qin, Jyuling; Lyu, Jing; Zhang, Yuanzhen; Zhang, Ming
Title: Evaluation of sexâ€related hormones and semen characteristics in reproductiveâ€aged male COVIDâ€19 patients Cord-id: o9qmdhk5 Document date: 2020_7_4
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Snippet: In the past several months, the outbreak of SARSâ€CoVâ€2â€associated infection (coronavirus disease 2019, COVIDâ€19) developed rapidly and has turned into a global pandemic. Although SARSâ€CoVâ€2 mainly attacks respiratory systems, manifestations of multiple organs have been observed. Great concern was raised about whether COVIDâ€19 may affect male reproductive functions. In this study, we collected semen specimens from twelve male COVIDâ€19 patients for virus detection and semen charact
Document: In the past several months, the outbreak of SARSâ€CoVâ€2â€associated infection (coronavirus disease 2019, COVIDâ€19) developed rapidly and has turned into a global pandemic. Although SARSâ€CoVâ€2 mainly attacks respiratory systems, manifestations of multiple organs have been observed. Great concern was raised about whether COVIDâ€19 may affect male reproductive functions. In this study, we collected semen specimens from twelve male COVIDâ€19 patients for virus detection and semen characteristics analysis. No SARSâ€CoVâ€2 was found in semen specimens. 8 out of 12 patients had normal semen quality. We also compared the sexâ€related hormone levels between 119 reproductiveâ€aged men with SARSâ€CoVâ€2 infection and 273 ageâ€matched control men. A higher serum luteinizing hormone (LH) and a lower ratio of testosterone (T) to LH were observed in the COVIDâ€19 group. Multiple regression analysis indicated that serum T:LH ratio was negatively associated with white blood cell counts (WBC) and câ€reactive protein (CRP) level in COVIDâ€19 patients. It's the first report about semen assessment and sexâ€hormone evaluation in reproductiveâ€aged male COVIDâ€19 patients. Although further study is needed to clarify the reasons and underlying mechanisms, our study presents an abnormal sex hormone secretion among COVIDâ€19 patients, suggesting that attention should be paid to reproductive function evaluation in the followâ€up. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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