The Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Infection on Fertility and Female and Male Reproductive Systems

Agnieszka Markiewicz-Gospodarek; Paulina Wdowiak; Marcin Czeczelewski; Alicja Forma; Jolanta Flieger; Jacek Januszewski; Elżbieta Radzikowska-Büchner; Jacek Baj

doi:10.3390/jcm10194520

Journal of Clinical Medicine (Sep 2021)

The Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Infection on Fertility and Female and Male Reproductive Systems

Agnieszka Markiewicz-Gospodarek,
Paulina Wdowiak,
Marcin Czeczelewski,
Alicja Forma,
Jolanta Flieger,
Jacek Januszewski,
Elżbieta Radzikowska-Büchner,
Jacek Baj

Affiliations

Agnieszka Markiewicz-Gospodarek: Chair and Department of Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
Paulina Wdowiak: Chair and Department of Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
Marcin Czeczelewski: Chair and Department of Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
Alicja Forma: Chair and Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
Jolanta Flieger: Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
Jacek Januszewski: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Maxillary Surgery, Central Clinical Hospital MSWiA, 02-507 Warsaw, Poland
Elżbieta Radzikowska-Büchner: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Maxillary Surgery, Central Clinical Hospital MSWiA, 02-507 Warsaw, Poland
Jacek Baj: Chair and Department of Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10194520
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 19
p. 4520

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The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection remains a huge challenge for contemporary healthcare systems. Apart from widely reported acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the virus affects many other systems inducing a vast number of symptoms such as gastrointestinal, neurological, dermatological, cardiovascular, and many more. Currently it has also been hypothesized that the virus might affect female and male reproductive systems; SARS-CoV-2 infection could also have a role in potential disturbances to human fertility. In this article, we aimed to review the latest literature regarding the potential effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on female and male reproductive systems as well as fertility, in general.

Published in Journal of Clinical Medicine

ISSN: 2077-0383 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/jcm

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