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tblue37

(65,340 posts)
Tue Jul 27, 2021, 08:43 PM Jul 2021

"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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"COVID-19 could cause male infertility and sexual dysfunction - but vaccines do not" (Original Post) tblue37 Jul 2021 OP
I knew this from experience. Didn't give me ED JCMach1 Jul 2021 #1
Mother nature's population control. roamer65 Jul 2021 #2
Even better! smirkymonkey Jul 2021 #3
The gift that keeps on giving! MLAA Jul 2021 #4
K&R for visibility. crickets Jul 2021 #5

JCMach1

(27,556 posts)
1. I knew this from experience. Didn't give me ED
Tue Jul 27, 2021, 09:16 PM
Jul 2021

But I had the same numbness as in other extremities... i.e fingers, feet, lips and you guessed it... Penis

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
3. Even better!
Tue Jul 27, 2021, 09:52 PM
Jul 2021

Even if they do survive, they still won't be able to reproduce. This is turning out to really work in our favor here!

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