No detection of SARS-CoV-2 from urine, expressed prostatic secretions, and semen in 74 recovered COVID-19 male patients: A perspective and urogenital evaluation.
Yajun RuanBintao HuZhuo LiuKang LiuHongyang JiangHao LiRui LiYang LuanXiaMing LiuGan YuShengfei XuXiaoyi YuanShaogang WangWeimin YangZhangqun YeJihong LiuTao WangPublished in: Andrology (2020)
To the best of our knowledge, it is the largest cohort study with longest follow-up for urogenital evaluation comprehensively so far. Direct urogenital involvement was not found in the recovered COVID-19 male patients. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was undetectable in the urogenital secretions, and semen quality declined slightly, while hormonal profiles remained normal. Moreover, patients with a long time (≥90 days) since recovery had lower total sperm count. Great attention and further study should be conducted and follow-up on the reproductive function in the following months.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
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- newly diagnosed
- coronavirus disease
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- healthcare
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- quality improvement
- sensitive detection
- loop mediated isothermal amplification