Coronavirus can infect tissue in the penis and potentially lead to erectile dysfunction, according to a study.
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A scientific research paper published in the World Journal of Men’s Health observed the difference in tissue composition between men who had contracted the disease and men who had not.
Coronavirus can cause damage to blood vessels, which in turn can damage parts of the body the vessels supply, including the sponge-like tissue in the penis.
Ranjith Ramasamy, associate professor and director of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s reproductive urology programme, led the study.
He said that erectile dysfunction “could be an adverse effect of the virus”.