Erectile dysfunction linked to prior coronavirus infection in small study
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Researchers say penile tissue samples collected from two men who had recovered from coronavirus months prior suggest that the impact of the illness may contribute to erectile dysfunction.
In their latest work, published in the World Journal of Men’s Health, researchers collected penile tissue samples from two men who had a history of COVID-19 infection who underwent penile prosthesis surgery for erectile dysfunction. One of the men had been hospitalized for the illness, while the other only reported mild symptoms. They also collected penile tissue samples from two men undergoing the same procedure, but with no history of coronavirus illness. Researchers reported that COVID-19 was present in the penile tissue of both men who had been infected, but not in those with no history of the virus. The two coronavirus survivors also had evidence of endothelial dysfunction, or widespread blood vessel dysfunction, while the other two did not.More Related News