ReviewVaccines2022
The Effect of Long COVID-19 Infection and Vaccination on Male Fertility; A Narrative Review.
Review in Vaccines, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Divergent long-term trends in semen quality and reproductive hormones across the COVID-19 pandemic era in infertile men: an age-stratified retrospective study.Basic and clinical andrology · 2026Article
- Update on andrological effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19: An overview review.Andrology · 2025Review
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- A multidisciplinary review of long COVID to address the challenges in diagnosis and updated management guidelines.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- SARS-CoV-2-induced cytokine storm drives prolonged testicular injury and functional impairment in mice that are mitigated by dexamethasone.PLoS pathogens · 2025Article
- SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination is Not Associated With Involuntary Childlessness in Female Healthcare Workers: A Multicenter Cohort Study.Influenza and other respiratory viruses · 2024Article
- Impact of vitamin D supplementation as COVID-19 vaccine adjuvant on sperm parameters and sex hormones in men with idiopathic infertility: Two separate pre-post studies.Clinical and experimental reproductive medicine · 2024Article
- Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on patients with myasthenia gravis: a retrospective study in a Chinese population.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Effects of COVID-19 Infection and Vaccination on the Female Reproductive System: A Narrative ReviewBalkan medical journal · 2023Review
- SARS-CoV-2 Infection and the Male Reproductive System: A Brief Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Updates in the pathophysiology of COVID-19 infection in male reproductive and sexual health: a literature review.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Review
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19 authors at 11 institutions in 6 countries.
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Abstract
Earlier research has suggested that the male reproductive system could be particularly vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection, and infections involving this novel disease not only pose serious health threats but could also cause male infertility. Data from multi-organ research during the recent outbreak indicate that male infertility might not be diagnosed as a possible consequence of COVID-19 infection. Several review papers have summarized the etiology factors on male fertility, but to date no review paper has been published defining the effect of COVID-19 infection on male fertility. Therefore, the aim of this study is to review the published scientific evidence regarding male fertility potential, the risk of infertility during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact of COVID-19 vaccination on the male reproductive system. The effects of COVID-19 infection and the subsequent vaccination on seminal fluid, sperm count, sperm motility, sperm morphology, sperm viability, testes and sex hormones are particularly reviewed.
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