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Association between COVID-19 and Male Fertility: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

Authors :
Shangren Wang
Aiqiao Zhang
Yang Pan
Li Liu
Shuai Niu
Fujun Zhang
Xiaoqiang Liu
Source :
The World Journal of Men's Health, Vol 41, Iss 2, Pp 311-329 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology, 2023.

Abstract

Purpose: Whether COVID-19 reduces male fertility remains requires further investigation. This meta-analysis and systematic review evaluated the impact of COVID-19 on male fertility. Materials and Methods: The literature in PubMed, Embase, MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library up to January 01, 2022 was systematically searched, and a meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the effect of COVID-19 on male fertility. Totally 17 studies with a total of 1,627 patients and 1,535 control subjects were included in our meta-analysis. Results: Regarding sperm quality, COVID-19 decreased the total sperm count (p=0.012), sperm concentration (p=0.001), total motility (p=0.001), progressive sperm motility (p=0.048), and viability (p=0.031). Subgroup analyses showed that different control group populations did not change the results. It was found that during the illness stage of COVID-19, semen volume decreased, and during the recovery stage of COVID-19, sperm concentration and total motility decreased

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22874208 and 22874690
Volume :
41
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
The World Journal of Men's Health
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f87d4f134f46769ebf9b682f711525
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.220091