Evaluation of acute and chronic phases of COVID-19 on semen parameters and gonad hormones: A case-control study
In vaccinated men, acute SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection impaired semen quality elevated OS, and reduced testosterone. These effects are likely caused by fever and testicular inflammation, which can lead to secondary hypogonadism. Moreover, vaccination could likely improve semen quality, but has no protection against secondary hypogonadism.
Authors
- Narges Majidipour
- Fatemeh Pourmotahari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0645-990X)
- Behnam Azizolahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5852-6887)
- Susan Sabbagh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9662-4173)
- Hamid Nazarian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9920-5054)
Institutions
- Dezful University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine (IJRM)
- Published
- 2025-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18502/ijrm.v23i10.20314
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00