Anastasiia D Shcherbitskaia, Evgeniia M Komarova, Yulia P Milyutina, Mariia A Ishchuk, Yanina M Sagurova, Galina K Safaryan, Elena A Lesik, Alexander M Gzgzyan, Olesya N Bespalova, Igor Y Kogan
SARS-CoV-2 negatively affects semen characteristics, impairs various biochemical processes in seminal fluid and within spermatogenic cells ultimately leading to male fertility decline. However, the distinct mechanisms, in particular, the role of oxidative stress on the consequences of coronavirus infection, have not been well investigated, which is the purpose of the present study. The standard semen parameters, its pro- and antioxidant system state, as well as the level of sperm DNA fragmentation, were assessed in 17 semen samples of men five months after the coronavirus infection and in 22 age-matched control patients...
September 2, 2022: International Journal of Molecular Sciences