Effects of acute severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection on male hormone profile, ACE2and TMPRSS2expression, and potential for transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in semen of Asian men

Autor: Huang, Zhongwei, Do, Dang Vinh, Beh, Darius, Lee, Chun Kiat, Yan, Benedict, Foo, Roger, Tambyah, Paul Anantharajah
Zdroj: F&S Science; 20220101, Issue: Preprints
Abstrakt: To confirm if severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can be detected in semen of men with acute coronavirus disease 2019 and if their male hormone profile (testosterone, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, sex hormone binding globulin, and free androgen index) is adversely affected during the acute phase of infection and any relation to the ACE2and/or TMPRSS2expression in human semen.
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