Male fertility and COVID-19
COVID-19 is now a worldwide emergency as it has affected millions of people. But what about the reproductive potential of males that have undergone COVID-19 infection? It is known that the virus’ entrance to the human body is through the ACE2 receptors, a molecule that is found to be enriched in testis and more specifically seminiferous duct cells, spermatogonia, Leydig cells and Sertoli cells, show higher rate of ACE2 mRNA expression. This could mean that if the virus causes damage to these cells, the reproductive potential could be negatively regulated and affected. Studies are now being designed for the analysis of the reproductive potential of men that have been through a COVID-19 infection.
Source: Abobaker A, Raba AA. Does COVID-19 affect male fertility? [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 21]. World J Urol. 2020;1-2. doi:10.1007/s00345-020-03208-w
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