Impacts of SARS-CoV-2 on male reproductive health:Etiological principles based on traditional Chinese and Western medicines
10.13263/j.cnki.nja.2025.03.009
- VernacularTitle:新型冠状病毒对于男性生殖疾病影响的中西医原理探析
- Author:
Jin-chen HE
1
;
Zhao-xu YANG
1
;
Jian-huai CHEN
1
;
Yun CHEN
1
Author Information
1. 南京中医药大学附属医院男科/江苏省中医院男科,江苏南京 210029
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
SARS-CoV-2;
COVID-19;
erectile dysfunction;
male infertility;
semen quality;
prostatitis;
principles of tradition-al Chinese medicine and Western medicine
- From:
National Journal of Andrology
2025;31(3):246-251
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia(COVID-19)is a serious acute infectious disease caused by novel coronavirus(SARS CoV-2)infection,with fever,dry cough and fatigue as the main symptoms.In recent years,studies have suggested that the male reproductive system can be directly invaded by novel coronavirus,with the testis as one of its target organs.Therefore,infection with novel coronavirus can cause the development and aggravation of such diseases as male erectile dysfunction,male infertility,prosta-titis,etc.However,no consensus has been reached whether such impacts will be mitigated or remain after recovery from COVID-19,and few reports are available on the mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 inducing male reproductive diseases based on the traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)and Western medicine.This review systematically summarizes the impacts of SARS-CoV-2 on male reproductive health and the etiological principles in the perspective of both TCM and Western medicine.
