A focused review on the genital and sexual affection of COVID-19 patients.

Abbas, Ahmed M; Fathy, Safaa K; Khamees, Areej A; Salem, Amera S; Ahmed, Lobna

Abbas, Ahmed M; Fathy, Safaa K; Khamees, Areej A; Salem, Amera S; Ahmed, Lobna.

Abbas AM; Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt; COvid-19 Research of Assiut UNiversity Association (CORAUNA) Group, Egypt. Electronic address: ahmedabbas@aun.edu.eg.
Fathy SK; COvid-19 Research of Assiut UNiversity Association (CORAUNA) Group, Egypt; Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.
Khamees AA; COvid-19 Research of Assiut UNiversity Association (CORAUNA) Group, Egypt; Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.
Salem AS; COvid-19 Research of Assiut UNiversity Association (CORAUNA) Group, Egypt; Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.
Ahmed L; COvid-19 Research of Assiut UNiversity Association (CORAUNA) Group, Egypt; Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.

J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod ; 49(8): 101848, 2020 Oct.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-624693

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ABSTRACT

The pandemic of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) could harm the reproductive and sexual health of both males and females. This could be through psychological, immunological, or systemic effects. In this article, we tried to elucidate the mechanisms that could explain the current and future genital affection of COVID-19 patients.

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Betacoronavirus; Coronavirus Infections/psychology; Pneumonia, Viral/psychology; Sexual Behavior/psychology; Sexual Health; Antidepressive Agents/adverse effects; COVID-19; Coronavirus Infections/complications; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology; Cytokine Release Syndrome/complications; Depression/drug therapy; Female; Genitalia/blood supply; Humans; Libido/drug effects; Libido/physiology; Male; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral/complications; Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology; SARS-CoV-2; Sex Factors; Sexual Behavior/statistics & numerical data; Stress, Psychological/drug therapy

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COVID-19; Genital; Reproduction; Sexual

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Sexual Behavior / Coronavirus Infections / Sexual Health / Betacoronavirus Type of study: Observational study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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