ArticleThe journal of sexual medicine2021
Testosterone's Role in COVID-19.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of serum total testosterone and luteinizing hormone variations across hospitalized Covid-19 patients.Scientific reports · 2024Pooled it
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- An online questionnaire survey on the sexual function of Chinese male adults in the COVID-19 pandemic with loosened controls.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- The Predictors of Long COVID in Southeastern Italy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- COVID-19 and Male Infertility: Is There a Role for Antioxidants?Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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- Could SARS-CoV-2 infection affect male fertility and sexuality?APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica · 2022Review
- Polycystic ovary syndrome and risks for COVID-19 infection: A comprehensive review : PCOS and COVID-19 relationship.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2022Review
- Low testosterone predicts hypoxemic respiratory insufficiency and mortality in patients with COVID-19 disease: another piece in the COVID puzzle.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2022Article
- Hormones and Sex-Specific Medicine in Human Physiopathology.Biomolecules · 2022Review
- Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 virus on male reproductive health.BJU international · 2022Review
- Epidemiological Features of COVID-19 in Makkah City: A Retrospective Data Analysis.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Article
- Testosterone in males with COVID-19: A 7-month cohort study.Andrology · 2022Article
- Triple jeopardy in ageing: COVID-19, co-morbidities and inflamm-ageing.Ageing research reviews · 2022Review
- The immune-neuroendocrine system in COVID-19, advanced age and rheumatic diseases.Autoimmunity reviews · 2021Review
- Potential Physiological and Cellular Mechanisms of Exercise That Decrease the Risk of Severe Complications and Mortality Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- An overview of sex hormones in relation to SARS-CoV-2 infection.Future virology · 2021Review
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Abstract
COVID-19 consistently displays a higher mortality in males. This sex-specific difference in outcomes is seen not only in the current COVID-19 pandemic, but also in prior viral epidemics and pandemics. Sex hormones, such as testosterone, play a clear role in modulating the immune response, providing a clue that may illuminate the underpinnings of these outcomes. Developing a deeper understanding of these epidemiological findings permits a more effective response to the disease. This article summarizes the sex-specific COVID-19 outcomes, the role of androgens in generating these outcomes, and the potential role of modifying testosterone levels as a form of treatment of COVID-19. Auerbach JM, Khera M. Testosterone's Role in COVID-19. J Sex Med 2021;18:843-848.
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