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2020 • Effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection upon male gonadal function: A single center-based study

Authors: Ling Ma, Wen Xie, Danyang Li, Lei Shi, Yanhong Mao, Yao Xiong, Yuanzhen Zhang, Ming Zhang

Venue: Medrxiv

Type: Article

Abstract: Since SARS-CoV-2 infection was first identified in December 2019, it spread rapidly and a global pandemic of COVID-19 has occurred. ACE2, the receptor for entry into the target cells by SARS-CoV-2, was found to abundantly express in testes, including spermatogonia, Leydig and Sertoli cells. However, there is no clinical evidence about whether SARS-CoV-2 infection can affect male gonadal function so far. In this study, we compared the sex-related hormones between 81 reproductive-aged men with SARS-CoV-2 infection and 100 age-matched healthy men,... (read more)

Topics: Physiology Internal medicine Endocrinology

DOI: 10.1101/2020.03.21.20037267

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