ReviewAmerican journal of clinical and experimental urology2022
SARS-CoV-2 Effects on the Male Genitourinary System.
Review in American journal of clinical and experimental urology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
What it found
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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.
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Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- The sperm quality change in 6 months recovery from COVID-19: a retrospective observational study.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- From infection to infertility: a review of the role of human papillomavirus-induced oxidative stress on reproductive health and infertility.European journal of medical research · 2025Review
- A comparative study of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on semen quality based on a nationwide relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions in China at the end of 2022.Translational andrology and urology · 2025Article
- The COVID-19 thrombus: distinguishing pathological, mechanistic, and phenotypic features and management.Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis · 2025Review
- Repercussion of SARS-CoV-2 on the Sexual Function in Males: An Updated Review.Infectious disorders drug targets · 2025Review
- A Scientometric Evaluation of COVID-19 and Male Reproductive Research.Clinics and practice · 2023Article
- COVID-associated cystitis: the culprit behind the bladder woes post-COVID infection? A review.International urology and nephrology · 2023Review
- Infection, Dysbiosis and Inflammation Interplay in the COVID Era in Children.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Immunohistochemical Analysis of Spermatogenesis in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Invasion in Different Age Groups.Current issues in molecular biology · 2023Article
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 infection arose in 2019 and has changed life as we know it. With our ever-advancing knowledge, therapies, and vaccines, more functions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are being investigated outside of its pulmonary invasion. Here, we set out to review the current and pertinent literature on the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the male genitourinary system including the bladder, lower urinary tract, prostate, testis, and penis. The biggest newsworthy stake was if SARS-CoV-2 could be transmitted through semen. Although initially thought to occur, more recent studies have opposed this hypothesis. Outside of the reproductive spread of SARS-CoV-2, multiple studies in this review highlight where the virus resides and what effect it may be having on this genitourinary system including increased voiding problems, viral persistence months after systemic clearance, and rare penile complications post-infection. Long-term outcomes are still needed to fully understand how SARS-CoV-2 infection can alter the genitourinary system.
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Registered trials
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