Journal of Antivirals & Antiretrovirals
Open Access

Abstract

The Effects of COVID-19 on Spermatogenesis

Mostafa Kamel, Ahmed Abde Moniem, Mohammed Zarzour, Ade Kurkar and Hosny Behnsawy*

Objective: To observe changes in sperm parameters after 72 days of infection by COVID-19.

Methods: A total of 100 patients had been enrolled in the study by a criteria suggesting good semen analysis. Two sets of semen analysis done, the first after 72 days of first positive swab for COVID-19 to show changes in the cycle of spermatogenesis during infection, the other sample after 72 days from the first to compare it with the first sample.

Results: A total number 100 patients first sample show 2% of patient’s oligospermia, 36% of patient’s teratospermia. The second sample shows 4% of patients’ teratospermia. by comparing the two samples there is a significant increase in sperm concentration also a significant increase in motility (A+B), a highly significant increase in the normal forms of sperms.

Conclusion: COVID-19 affects spermatogenesis in the form of reversible teratospermia, reversible decrease sperm count but within normal level, reversible decrease in the sperm motility but also within normal level.

Published Date: 2021-08-30; Received Date: 2021-08-09