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Dr. Ghada Mohamed Abdel Khalek Abdel Razik :: Publications: |
Title: | COVID ‐19 vaccination and male fertility issues: Myth busted. Is taking COVID ‐19 vaccine the best choice for semen protection and male fertility from risky infection hazards? |
Authors: | Doaa M. Elhabak | Riham A. Abdelsamie | Ghada M. Shams |
Year: | 2023 |
Keywords: | Not Available |
Journal: | Andrologia |
Volume: | Not Available |
Issue: | Not Available |
Pages: | Not Available |
Publisher: | Not Available |
Local/International: | International |
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Full paper | Ghada Mohamed Abdel Khalek Abdel Razik_paper3.pdf |
Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract: |
The emerging coronavirus illness (COVID-19) pandemic is posing a global health hazard, with men being at a larger risk than women. There have been few publications on the andrological consequences of COVID-19 and its vaccines so far. To assuage vaccine fear stemming from concerns about fertility, the effect of inactivated whole-virus and viral vector vaccines on semen quality was investigated in 100 Egyptian men. The safety of COVID-19 vaccines on semen parameters was validated with no significant change in pre- and post-vaccination semen analyses in either type of vaccine. Following COVID-19 vaccination, we can declare male semen parameters as unaffecte |