Virology

Coronavirus

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Disease

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Semen

Internal medicine

Andrology

Medicine

JAMA Network Open

In December 2019, an outbreak of pneumonia associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) occurred in Wuhan, China, and rapidly spread to other parts of China and overseas.1 It has been confirmed that COVID-19 has the characteristic of human-to-human transmission, mainly through respiratory droplets and contact. Other routes require further verification. The virus responsible for COVID-19, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been detected in stool, gastrointestinal tract, saliva, and urine samples.2 However, little is known about SARS-CoV-2 in semen.

Clinical Characteristics and Results of Semen Tests Among Men With Coronavirus Disease 2019