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- Title
Review of the impact of COVID-19 on male reproduction, and its implications on assisted reproductive technology services.
- Authors
Sciorio, Romualdo; Tramontano, Luca; Bellaminutti, Serena; Aiello, Raffaele; Fortunato, Adriana; Marci, Roberto; Janssens, Ronny
- Abstract
Summary: The announcement in 2019 of a new coronavirus disease that quickly became a major pandemic, is an exceptional challenge to healthcare systems never seen before. Such a public health emergency can largely influence various aspects of people's health as well as reproductive outcome. IVF specialists should be vigilant, monitoring the situation whilst contributing by sharing novel evidence to counsel patients, both pregnant women and would-be mothers. Coronavirus infection might adversely affect pregnant women and their offspring. Consequently, this review paper aims to analyse its potential risks for reproductive health, as well as potential effects of the virus on gamete function and embryo development. In addition, reopening fertility clinics poses several concerns that need immediate addressing, such as the effect of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on reproductive cells and also the potential risk of cross-contamination and viral transmission. Therefore, this manuscript summarizes what is currently known about the effect of the SARS-CoV-2 infection on medically assisted reproductive treatments and its effect on reproductive health and pregnancy.
- Subjects
REPRODUCTIVE technology; FERTILITY clinics; VIRAL transmission; COVID-19; GERM cells; REPRODUCTIVE health
- Publication
Zygote, 2022, Vol 30, Issue 6, p743
- ISSN
0967-1994
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0967199421000666