Twenty-first century viral pandemics: a literature review of sexual transmission and fertility implications in men

K Payne, P Kenny, JM Scovell… - Sexual medicine …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Introduction The 21st century has seen a series of viral pandemics that have collectively
infected millions of individuals. To understand factors that may contribute to viral spread and …

Comparative analysis of viral infection outcomes in human seminal fluid from prior viral epidemics and Sars-CoV-2 may offer trends for viral sexual transmissibility and …

JFW Pike, EL Polley, DY Pritchett, A Lal, BA Wynia… - Reproductive health, 2021 - Springer
Background Viral detection in seminal fluid indicates their potential for both sexual
transmission and impairment of reproductive health. Review of the mechanistic entry, sexual …

It is currently unknown whether SARS‐CoV‐2 is viable in semen or whether COVID‐19 damages spermatozoa

MJ Perry, S Arrington, LM Neumann, D Carrell… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Research is needed to understand the presence of the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus in semen, sexual
transmissibility, and impact on sperm quality. Several studies have examined men …

[HTML][HTML] COVID‐19 in men: With or without virus in semen, spermatogenesis may be impaired

M Bendayan, G Robin, S Hamdi, R Mieusset… - Andrologia, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sir, We would like to congratulate you for the review recently published in Andrologia
entitled 'Could SARS-CoV-2 affect male fertility?'(Vishvkarma R, & Rajender S, 2020). In just …

The jury is still out: COVID-19 and male reproduction

DP Patel, J Guo, JM Hotaling - Fertility and Sterility, 2020 - fertstert.org
There are many unanswered questions about the reproductive health implications of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome …

Does SARS-CoV-2 affect human semen? A systematic review and meta-analysis

T Klepinowski, M Klepinowska, L Sagan… - Archives of Sexual …, 2023 - Springer
Contradictory results have been reported regarding effects of the SARS-CoV-2 upon human
semen. A timely and up-to-date systematic review with meta-analysis appears necessary …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 and the testis: similarity with other viruses and routes of infection

WDC Maya, SS Du Plessis… - Reproductive biomedicine …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Since the start of the latest coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak, the number of infected
individuals and cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been increasing …

[PDF][PDF] Potential effects of COVID-19 on reproductive systems and fertility; assisted reproductive technology guidelines and considerations: a review

WY Lee, A Mok, JPW Chung - Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2021 - hkmj.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) employs the angiotensin-
converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor in the renin-angiotensin system for viral entry. The …

Implications of RNA viruses in the male reproductive tract: an outlook on SARS-CoV-2

MI Zafar, J Yu, H Li - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Emerging viral infections continuously pose a threat to human wellbeing. Several RNA
viruses have managed to establish access to the male reproductive tract and persist in …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 effect on male infertility and its possible pathophysiological mechanisms

A Agolli, Z Yukselen, O Agolli, MH Patel, KP Bhatt… - Discoveries, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
First case of COVID-19 was reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019. As of now, May
2021, a total of 164,189,004 people were infected, and 3,401,990 deaths have occurred …