Coronavirus warning: New study suggests COVID-19 could cause sexual health problems in men

Coronavirus warning: New study suggests COVID-19 could cause sexual health problems in men

Previous studies have indicated that the new coronavirus could bind with ACE2, a receptor protein cell, a large number of which are concentrated in the testicles.

Li Yufeng, a professor of reproductive medicine at Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, had predicted in a study that the testicles could become a major target of the coronavirus attack.

Bolstering the link, other studies have also suggested that severe acute respiratory syndrome, or Sars, a distant relative of the new coronavirus, could also cause inflammation in the testicles.

Commenting on the latest findings, a researcher with the State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine at Nanjing Medical University, said the new observations were “highly valuable information” but a bigger sample would be needed to clarify the results.

Published at Fri, 27 Mar 2020 12:48:00 +0000