Short-term effects of COVID-19 on semen parameters: A multicenter study of 69 cases

Erbay G., Sanli A., Turel H., Yavuz U., Erdogan A., Karabakan M., ...Daha Fazla

ANDROLOGY, cilt.9, ss.1060-1065, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/andr.13019
  • Dergi Adı: ANDROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1060-1065
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective COVID-19, which is known to be caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a global health problem that can cause multiorgan damage because of its use of the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor in its pathophysiology. We aimed to investigate whether SARS-CoV-2 had a short-term effect on spermatogenesis, which plays an important role in male reproductive health as it has abundant ACE2 expression in testicular tissue.