Open AccessSARS-COV-2 and Male Reproductive Health
Author(s) -
Renato Fraietta,
Fábio Firmbach Pasqualotto,
Matheus Roque,
Paulo Franco Taitson
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jbra
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1518-0557
pISSN - 1517-5693
DOI - 10.5935/1518-0557.20200047
Subject(s) - covid-19 , outbreak , reproductive health , transmission (telecommunications) , public health , male reproductive system , fertility , sexual transmission , adverse effect , mechanism (biology) , medicine , environmental health , virology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pharmacology , nursing , engineering , pathology , population , philosophy , andrology , microbicide , sperm , epistemology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , electrical engineering
Critical challenges for the public and private health, research, and medical communities have been posed by the COVID-19 outbreak. Some of these challenges are related to the possible adverse effects of SARS-CoV-2 on male reproductive health, and whether other potential modes of transmission may occur, such as sexual transmission. Moreover, concerns have been raised in terms of whether the COVID-19 outbreak may have an impact on fertility worldwide. In this study, we will discuss the origins of SARS-CoV-2. We will further describe its mechanism of action, diagnosis, symptoms, and potential effects on the male reproductive system.