It is currently unknown whether SARS‐CoV‐2 is viable in semen or whether COVID‐19 damages spermatozoa
Melissa J. Perry, Suzanne Arrington, Laura Neumann, Douglas T. Carrell, Christopher N. Mores
Abstract
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 recovering from COVID-19, but large-scale community-based testing is needed to ascertain the effects on the male reproductive tract, and the potential for prolonged transmission.
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SemenCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Transmissibility (structural dynamics)BiologySperm2019-20 coronavirus outbreakTransmission (telecommunications)VirologyPandemicSemen qualitySemen collectionArtificial inseminationAndrologyMedicineDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)PregnancyInternal medicineGeneticsEngineeringOutbreakPhysicsQuantum mechanicsVibration isolationVibrationElectrical engineeringCOVID-19 Impact on ReproductionReproductive System and PregnancyReproductive Health and Technologies