DNA damage in testicular germ cells and spermatozoa. When and how is it induced? How should we measure it? What does it mean?

RJ Aitken, SEM Lewis - Andrology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This review surveys the causes and consequences of DNA damage in the male germ line
from spermatogonial stem cells to fully differentiated spermatozoa. Within the stem cell …

COVID-19 and Male Infertility: Is There a Role for Antioxidants?

T Kalfas, A Kaltsas, EN Symeonidis, A Symeonidis… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), jeopardizes male fertility because of the vulnerability of the …

COVID-19 associates with semen inflammation and sperm quality impairment that reverses in the short term after disease recovery

MS Martinez, FN Ferreyra, DA Paira, VE Rivero… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: COVID-19 exerts deleterious effects on the respiratory, cardiovascular,
gastrointestinal, and central nervous systems, causing more severe disease in men than in …

Beyond acute infection: molecular mechanisms underpinning cardiovascular complications in long COVID

RH Mostafa, A Moustafa - Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2024 - frontiersin.org
SARS-CoV-2, responsible for the global COVID-19 pandemic, has manifested significant
cardiovascular implications for the infected population. These cardiovascular repercussions …

Age-related COVID-19 influence on male fertility

AD Shcherbitskaia, EM Komarova, YP Milyutina… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The impact of coronavirus on the reproductive health of men attracts the special attention of
many researchers. While studies suggest changes in sperm parameters and the possibility …

Alterations in sperm RNAs persist after alcohol cessation and correlate with epididymal mitochondrial dysfunction

AN Roach, SS Bhadsavle, SL Higgins, DD Derrico… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Chronic preconception paternal alcohol use adversely modifies the sperm
epigenome, inducing fetoplacental and craniofacial growth defects in the offspring of …

Exploration of the common genetic landscape of COVID-19 and male infertility

Y Chen, T Sun, K Liu, P Yuan, C Liu - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background COVID-19 has spread widely across continents since 2019, causing serious
damage to human health. Accumulative research uncovered that SARS-CoV-2 poses a …

Impact of COVID-19 disease on the male factor in reproductive medicine–how-to advise couples undergoing IVF/ICSI

J Stark, SP Kuster, V Hungerbühler - Reproduction, Fertility and …, 2024 - CSIRO Publishing
Context The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread concern about its potential impact
on various aspects of human health. Aims This narrative review aims to summarise the …

Recovery of sperm quality after COVID‐19 disease in male adults under the influence of a micronutrient combination: A prospective study

J Aschauer, M Sima, M Imhof - Archivio Italiano di Urologia e …, 2023 - pagepressjournals.org
Objective: This study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a standard micronutrient
preparation to improve semen parameters and seminal oxidative stress in adult male …

Effects of COVID-19 Infection on Spermatogenesis, Oxidative Stress and Erectile Function

P Törzsök, D Oswald, C Steiner, M Abenhardt… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Our aim was to evaluate the effect of COVID-19 infection on male fertility and
sexual function. Methods: Thirty-one patients were investigated over a mean follow-up of 90 …