The quality of sperm from the crown-free men has decreased significantly, reports RIA Novosti with reference to the study of domestic specialists.
Researchers under the guidance of specialists from the National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, GKB No. 15 and MFTI described the reproductive ability of 50 men aged from 22 to 50 years. Scientists analyzed spermograms of research participants, their blood tests and a hormonal profile, as well as the genetic composition of sperm.
“The quality of sperm after COVID-19 is statistically significantly worsening,” the agency quotes the work of researchers. It was especially affected by genes related to energy education processes in mitochondria, scientists noted.
Head of the laboratory of genomic engineering Pavel Volochkov had previously warned that the coronavirus could threaten impotence, as it strikes almost all the tissues of the body.