Volume 28, Number 1—January 2022
Dispatch
SARS-CoV-2 RNA Shedding in Semen and Oligozoospermia of Patient with Severe Coronavirus Disease 11 Weeks after Infection
Table 1
SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR and semen analysis for 7 participants enrolled in a longitudinal prospective coronavirus disease cohort study, New York, USA*
Participant ID | Days to specimen collection | Semen RT-PCR result | Sperm count, million sperm/mL semen | Semen motility, % |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 81 | Positive | <1 | 0 |
101 | Negative | 16 | 0 | |
170 |
Negative |
72 |
0 |
|
2 |
38 |
Negative |
3 |
0 |
3 | 48 | Negative | 60 | 0 |
65 |
Negative |
82 |
40 |
|
4 | 61 | Negative | 158 | 50 |
68 | Negative | 44 | 30 | |
74 |
Negative |
30 |
20 |
|
5 | 93 | Negative | 5 | 10 |
102 | Negative | 34 | 0 | |
115 | Negative | 30 | 0 | |
335 |
NT |
16 |
0 |
|
6 |
37 |
Negative |
12 |
50 |
7 | 84 | Negative | Vasectomy | NT |
94 | Negative | Vasectomy | NT | |
101 | Negative | Vasectomy | NT |
*ID, identification; NT, not tested; RT-PCR, reverse transcription PCR; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.