Table 10.
The Defect | Reference | The sample size | The affected patients | Incidence |
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Okçelik, Sezgin. “COVID-19 pneumonia causes lower testosterone levels.” Andrologia, e13909. 19 Nov. 2020, doi: 10.1111/and.13909 | 24 | 9 patients have low testosterone | 37.5% | |
7 patients have high LH | About 29% | |||
Decrease Testosterone [T] levelIncrease luteinizing hormone LHT: LH may decrease in COVID 19 patient | Wang, Zhengpin, and Xiaojiang Xu. “scRNA-seq Profiling of Human Testes Reveals the Presence of the ACE2 Receptor, A Target for SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Spermatogonia, Leydig and Sertoli Cells.” Cells vol. 9,4 920. 9 Apr. 2020, doi: 10.3390/cells9040 | 16,632 cells | ACE2 expression finding in testicular cells with variations | ACE2 represented as :1.4% in spermatogonia4.25% in Leydig and Sertoli cells |
Yang, Ming et al. “Pathological Findings in the Testes of COVID-19 Patients: Clinical Implications.” European urology focus vol. 6,5 (2020): 1124-1129. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2020.05.009 | 12 | 11 | About 91 % have testicular injury |