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Effects of SARS-CoV-2 and vaccination on male fertility – a review Cover

Effects of SARS-CoV-2 and vaccination on male fertility – a review

Open Access
|Oct 2023

Abstract

The emergence of the second severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in a global pandemic declared by the World Health Organization in 2020. Numerous studies have demonstrated that males are more susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection, and recent evidence suggests that the presence of the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor in male gonads may render them particularly vulnerable to the virus. Consequently, it has become imperative to ascertain the potential impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection and the vaccines on male fertility. This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the literature concerning the incidence of morphological and histological changes in the testes, hormonal changes, and semen parameters resulting from SARS-CoV-2 infection, as well as the impact of vaccinations on sperm.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21164/pomjlifesci.925 | Journal eISSN: 2719-6313 | Journal ISSN: 2450-4637
Language: English
Page range: 41 - 47
Published on: Oct 8, 2023
Published by: Pomeranian Medical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2023 Marika Freus, Ignacy Frulenko, Agnieszka Kolasa, published by Pomeranian Medical University
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.