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31 Jan 2021
A German study suggests that the Chinese coronavirus may inflict long-term on male fertility, with sperm quality significantly impacted over a period of 60 days.
Researchers at the Justus-Liebig University compared 84 coronavirus-infected men with a 104-strong age-matched control group, and found, according to the
Telegraph, that “sperm concentration was reduced by 516 per cent, mobility by 209 per cent and sperm cell shape was altered by 400 per cent”.
“These effects on sperm cells are associated with lower sperm quality and reduced fertility potential,” explained PhD student Behzad Hajizadeh Maleki, who led the research.
“Although these effects tended to improve over time, they remained significantly and abnormally higher in the Covid-19 patients, and the magnitude of these changes were also related to disease severity,” Maleki added, warning that “the male reproductive system should be considered a vulnerable route of Covid-19 infection and shoul
Updated: 29 Jan 2021, 0:22
COVID could affect sperm quality and reduce fertility in infected men, new research has found.
A study at a German University claims the virus can cause increased sperm cell death and inflammation.
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Men could see their fertility affected after catching CovidCredit: Alamy
Published in Reproduction, the research found 84 fertile men with coronavirus saw stress in sperm cells rise by more than 100 per cent.
It also discovered sperm cell shape was altered by 400 per cent which, according to the study, can lead to trouble conceiving.
But Prof Allan Pacey, Professor of Andrology, University of Sheffield, said: “That the study was able to repeat these measurements every ten days over a 60 day period is no mean feat and this is a nice part of the study.
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