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ReviewUrology2022

Impact of COVID-19 on Male Fertility.

Alexander B Collins, Lei Zhao, Ziwen Zhu, Nathan T Givens, Qian Bai, Mark R Wakefield, Yujiang Fang

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Review in Urology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Alexander B CollinsDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Des Moines, IA.
Lei ZhaoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, the 2nd People's Hospital of Hefei and Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Ziwen ZhuDepartment of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO.
Nathan T GivensDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Des Moines, IA.
Qian BaiDepartment of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO.
Mark R WakefieldDepartment of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO.
Yujiang FangDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Des Moines, IA; Department of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO. Electronic address: yujiang.fang@dmu.edu.
University of Missouri · USDes Moines University · USAnhui Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

COVID-19, the clinical condition caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has been associated with massive cytokine storm and damage to multiple organ systems. Although evidence for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus in the testis remains scarce, testicular damage and dysregulation of gonadotropins associated with inflammation has been reported. Additionally, as a result of the rapidly evolving pandemic, frequently updated medical interventions and public policies leading to delays of care can play a role in fertility. This narrative review aims to summarize the current literature on how COVID-19 may influence male fertility.

Indexed as

COVID-19FertilityHumansMalePandemicsSARS-CoV-2Testis

Identifiers

PMID35007621
PMCPMC8741337
OpenAlexW4205926571

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Registered trials

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