COVID-19 and andrology: Recommendations of the French-speaking society of andrology (Société d'Andrologie de langue Française SALF)

Basic and Clinical Andrology
S HamdiF Boitrelle

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) metamorphosed our medical practice. In early June 2020, more than 6,400,000 COVID-19 (coronavirus-19 disease) cases were diagnosed across the world and more than 380,000 deaths were linked to COVID-19. Many medical symptoms of COVID-19 were reported. We will focus, here, on potential impacts of COVID-19 on men's andrological health. Our society (French-speaking society of andrology, SALF) also emitted some recommendations in the andrological management of men infected by SARS-CoV-2. First, considering the fever and the potential presence of SARS-CoV2 in semen, SALF recommends waiting for 3 months (duration of one spermatogenesis cycle and epididymal transit) before re-starting ART in the case of men diagnosed COVID-19 positive. Whatever the nature of testosterone and COVID-19 relationships, we recommend an andrological examination, sperm parameters, and hormonal evaluation at the time of the COVID-19 is diagnosed, and several months later. Furthermore, we are concerned by the potential morbid-mortality of the COVID-19, which mainly affects men. This "andrological bias", if proven, must be reduced by specific andrological diagnosis, therapeutic and prophylactic measure...Continue Reading

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Oct 31, 2020·Andrologia·Marion BendayanFlorence Boitrelle
Feb 10, 2021·QJM : Monthly Journal of the Association of Physicians·M Bendayan, F Boitrelle
Feb 23, 2021·QJM : Monthly Journal of the Association of Physicians·S MannurL S S Rao
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Jul 3, 2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Luigi MontanoMarina Piscopo

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