TY - JOUR AU - Dil, Eyup PY - 2023/02/02 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - The Effect of the SARS-CoV-19 (COVID-19) Virus on Sperm Parameters of Patients with Male İnfertility: Erkek İnfertilitesi Olan Hastalarda SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Virüsünün Sperm Parametreleri Üzerine Etkisi JF - International Journal of Current Medical and Biological Sciences JA - İJCMBS VL - 3 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.5281/zenodo.7581768 UR - https://ijcmbs.com/index.php/ijcmbs/article/view/80 SP - 34-37 AB - <p><strong>Background</strong>: Altough Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease mainly affects the pulmonary system, studies on male reproductive health are limited. We aimed to investigate effect of spermiogram parameters of COVID-19 disease in patients who applied our clinic with male infertility.</p><p><strong>Material and Methods: </strong>We retropspectively analysed 39 outpatients with male infertility diagnosed with COVID-19 disease between 1st March 2020 and 31st March 2022 in our andrology policlinic. The demographic data of the patients and the spermiogram analyzes before and after the COVID-19 disease, which were evaluated in the andrology laboratory of our clinic, were recorded and compared statistically.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age of the patients was 33.44±7.52 years and body mass index (BMI) was 27.05±3.38 kg/m<sup>2</sup>. The mean time between PCR test and second semen analysis was 3.95±3.59 months. &nbsp;While we observed a statistically significant reduction in semen volume and significant deterioration in sperm morphology, we could not detect alteration on sperm motility.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We observed adversly effects of SARS-CoV-2 virus on spermiogram parameters in patients wtih male infertility. Deterioration of spermiogram after COVID-19 disease may results with male infertility.</p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Semen, COVID-19, Male infertiliy, SARS-CoV-2, Spermatogenesis</p> ER -