SARS-COV-2 in semen - Printable Version

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SARS-COV-2 in semen - BostonCard - 05-08-2020

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2765654?utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_term=050720

Had to laugh at this statment:

Quote:Among 50 patients identified, 12 patients were unable to provide a semen specimen because of erectile dysfunction, being in a comatose state, or dying prior to recruitment

But they found:

Quote:Results of semen testing found that 6 patients (15.8%) had results positive for SARS-CoV-2, including 4 of 15 patients (26.7%) who were at the acute stage of infection and 2 of 23 patients (8.7%) who were recovering, which is particularly noteworthy.

Important to note that there is no evidence that COVID-19 can be transmitted sexually, and testing positive does not mean that the semen was infectious.

BC

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