Coronavirus found in men's semen
Source: CNN
The new coronavirus can persist in men's semen even after they have begun to recover, a finding that raises the possibility the virus could be sexually transmitted, Chinese researchers said Thursday.
A team at Shangqiu Municipal Hospital tested 38 male patients treated there at the height of the pandemic in China, in January and February.
About 16% of them had evidence of the coronavirus in their semen, the team reported in the journal JAMA Network Open. About a quarter of them were in the acute stage of infection and nearly 9% of them were recovering, the team reported.
"We found that SARS-CoV-2 can be present in the semen of patients with COVID-19, and SARS-CoV-2 may still be detected in the semen of recovering patients," Diangeng Li of Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital in Beijing and colleagues wrote.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/07/health/coronavirus-semen-china-health/index.html
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)I guess that Trump's sycophants will have to refrain for a while, just to be sure.
Baclava
(12,047 posts)Harry Walpurgisnacht
(78 posts)Buckeye_Democrat
(14,853 posts)... will love this report.
There were reports by at least mid-April that the novel Coronavirus attaches to protein receptors of the lungs, heart and intestines. Those receptors are also found in testicles, but not ovaries.
meow2u3
(24,764 posts)Or should neutering lower the risk?
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)Did I read that right?
We aren't ready for "COVID-69: The Porndemic".
niyad
(113,303 posts)fleur-de-lisa
(14,624 posts)BComplex
(8,051 posts)That was SO bad!
fantase56
(444 posts)turbinetree
(24,701 posts)42bambi
(1,753 posts)Fiendish Thingy
(15,611 posts)Small sample size, no peer review, qualified language means this research is inconclusive, and any labeling of COVID as sexually transmissible is speculative and irresponsible.
LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)This is getting ridicious.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,586 posts)Like the question, "Who was the first scientist who got the idea of checking sperm for the virus? Who gave him a hand in doing the research? What result did they expect to come from the tests? And of course, how did they collect the samples?"
Yavin4
(35,438 posts)Or so I've been told.
Fiendish Thingy
(15,611 posts)Size of your N makes all the difference...
Yavin4
(35,438 posts)Carry on.
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WheelWalker
(8,955 posts)BComplex
(8,051 posts)They're trying to have sex on their death beds!
BigmanPigman
(51,591 posts)NOT The Onion, Testicles may make men more vulnerable to coronavirus
"Testicles may make men more vulnerable to coronavirus: study"
"The coronavirus could linger in the testicles, making men prone to longer, more severe cases of the illness, according to a new study."
"...the virus attaches itself to a protein that occurs in high levels in the testicles. This protein, known as angiotensin converting enzyme 2, or ACE2, is present in the lungs, the gastrointestinal tract and the heart in addition to large quantities in the testicles."
"These observations demonstrate that male subjects have delayed viral clearance, the authors wrote, adding that the testicles may be serving as reservoirs for the virus."
"The study may offer an explanation for reports out of Italy, South Korea and New York City that men are dying at higher rates from the virus."
https://nypost.com/2020/04/19/testicles-may-make-men-more-vulnerable-to-coronavirus-study/amp/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&utm_source=facebook_app&__twitter_impression=true
bishops11
(13 posts)That's gross, does that mean they can affect another via intercourse?
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)for signs in their semen.
FakeNoose
(32,639 posts)... or in the process of recovering. The jury is still out on all of this. How do we know that "recovered" victims can't have a spontaneous relapse? How do we know that they don't become carriers for the rest of their lives? At what point do they stop infecting other people? There are so any questions that still need to be answered.
jb5150
(1,178 posts)...
EndlessWire
(6,529 posts)masmdu
(2,536 posts)rictofen
(236 posts)Aristus
(66,352 posts)Demonaut
(8,916 posts)regnaD kciN
(26,044 posts)Hey, it would be a more pleasant procedure than a nasal swab!
Grasswire2
(13,569 posts)So many laughs.
So gross.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)DENVERPOPS
(8,820 posts)I have puh-lenty of comments, but you will notice I am not posting a single one.......