SynthesisJournal of medical virology2021
SARS-CoV-2 infection affects the lower urinary tract and male genital system: A systematic review.
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- Effect of SARS-CoV-2 on semen parameters: A meta-analysis of 39 articles from 15 countries.Journal of global health · 2024Pooled it
- The genetic associations of COVID-19 on genitourinary symptoms.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Pooled it
- SARS-CoV-2 infection affects the lower urinary tract and male genital system: A systematic review.Journal of medical virology · 2021Pooled it
- Update on andrological effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19: An overview review.Andrology · 2025Review
- Aggravation of lower urinary tract symptoms in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia after COVID-19.Northern clinics of Istanbul · 2025Article
- Longitudinal Evaluation of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms up to Six Months after COVID-19 Infection in a Jordanian Cohort.Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH · 2025Article
- COVID-19 and Oncofertility: No SARS-CoV-2 in Semen but Inflammation Seems to Affect Sperm Parameters.Journal of medical virology · 2024Article
- Intra-scrotal epidermoid cyst rupture misdiagnosed as a testicular prosthesis rupture: A case report.Urology case reports · 2024Article
- Prolonged urinary retention in COVID-19 survivors: observational study.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2024Observational
- Are Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms the Triggering Link for Mental Imbalance? An Exploratory Post Hoc Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- COVID-associated cystitis: the culprit behind the bladder woes post-COVID infection? A review.International urology and nephrology · 2023Review
- CVSARRP: A framework to predict the risk of adverse to severe adverse reactions for 10855 diseases after COVID-19 vaccination.Heliyon · 2023Review
- Social Media Content on Immunology: Is an Assessment by the Scientific Community Required?Vaccines · 2023Article
- Identifying hub genes and common biological pathways between COVID-19 and benign prostatic hyperplasia by machine learning algorithms.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Article
- Immunotherapy for Urological Tumors on YouTubeVaccines · 2022Article
- Issues related to post-COVID-19 syndrome.World journal of methodology · 2022Review
- Does COVID-19 Vaccination Cause Storage Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms?Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Prevention of HBV Reactivation in Hemato-Oncologic Setting during COVID-19.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Testosterone as a Biomarker of Adverse Clinical Outcomes in SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia.Biomedicines · 2022Article
- Recent advances in understanding and treating priapism.Faculty reviews · 2022Review
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Abstract
PubMed, Scopus, and ISI Web of Knowledge databases were searched to identify studies published up to December 2020 on the involvement of urinary and male genital systems in COVID-19. Sixteen studies involving a total of 575 patients (538 males and 37 females) were included in this systematic review. The COVID-19 phase was available for 479 patients: 426 in the acute and 53 in the recovery phase. De novo lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) were observed in 43 patients and deterioration of pre-existing LUTS in 7. Bladder hemorrhage was observed in three patients and acute urinary retention in one. Regarding the male genital system, scrotal discomfort was observed in 8 patients, swelling in 14, pain in 16, and erythema in 1; low flow priapism was observed in 2 patients. Ultrasound examination identified acute orchitis in 10 patients, acute epididymitis in 7, and acute epididymo-orchitis in 16. A case-control study reported that patients with moderate COVID-19 show a significant reduction in sperm concertation, the total number of sperms per ejaculate, progressive motility, and complete motility. In contrast to what is known from the first studies on the subject, this review also includes subsequent studies that give evidence of the involvement of the lower urinary tract and male genital system in COVID-19.
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