Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

April 6, 2020

Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus in semen and testicular biopsy specimen of COVID-19 patients.

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  • Song et al conducted RT-PCR testing in semen samples from 12 patients who were in the recovery stage of COVID-19, and from a testicular tissue sample from 1 deceased patient. They found no evidence that SARS-CoV-2 can infect the male genital tract or testes, indicating that the virus cannot be sexually transmitted from males. 

Song et al. (Apr 4, 2020). Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus in semen and testicular biopsy specimen of COVID-19 patients. Pre-print downloaded Apr 6 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.31.20042333.