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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"COVID-19 could cause male infertility and sexual dysfunction - but vaccines do not"
https://news.yahoo.com/covid-19-could-cause-male-120205354.html"COVID-19 could cause male infertility and sexual dysfunction but vaccines do not"
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What is true: SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, poses a risk for both disorders.
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Our team also discovered that COVID-19 affects the penis. An analysis of penile tissue from two men receiving penile implants showed the virus was present seven to nine months after their COVID-19 diagnosis. Both men had developed severe erectile dysfunction, probably because the infection caused reduced blood supply to the penis.
Notably, one of the men had only mild COVID-19 symptoms. The other had been hospitalized. This suggests that even those with a relatively light case of the virus can experience severe erectile dysfunction after recovery.
These findings are not entirely surprising. After all, scientists know other viruses invade the testicles and affect sperm production and fertility.
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What is true: SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, poses a risk for both disorders.
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Our team also discovered that COVID-19 affects the penis. An analysis of penile tissue from two men receiving penile implants showed the virus was present seven to nine months after their COVID-19 diagnosis. Both men had developed severe erectile dysfunction, probably because the infection caused reduced blood supply to the penis.
Notably, one of the men had only mild COVID-19 symptoms. The other had been hospitalized. This suggests that even those with a relatively light case of the virus can experience severe erectile dysfunction after recovery.
These findings are not entirely surprising. After all, scientists know other viruses invade the testicles and affect sperm production and fertility.
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"COVID-19 could cause male infertility and sexual dysfunction - but vaccines do not" (Original Post)
tblue37
Jul 2021
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JCMach1
(27,556 posts)1. I knew this from experience. Didn't give me ED
But I had the same numbness as in other extremities... i.e fingers, feet, lips and you guessed it... Penis
roamer65
(36,745 posts)2. Mother nature's population control.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)3. Even better!
Even if they do survive, they still won't be able to reproduce. This is turning out to really work in our favor here!
MLAA
(17,288 posts)4. The gift that keeps on giving!
crickets
(25,969 posts)5. K&R for visibility.