In a medical journal published by the American Medical Association, claims that the virus was found in 15% of semen samples that they had collected and tested and it may be sexually transmitted.
It may also leave men at risk of being infertile should they be infected with the virus.
Researcher Dr. John Aitken siad that the virus was similiar as the Zika virus where it could carry the virus into males and females during sexual contact.
He said
“It should be emphasized spermatozoa have a demonstrable capacity to carry viral infections from the male to the female reproductive tract, As happens during the sexual transmission of Zika, for example,”
It was also found that it
“leads to a build-up of angiotensin II, which is a hormone that regulates kidney function and blood pressure. Increased levels of this hormone cause an immune response against the invading COVID-19 virus particles that increases the availability of reactive oxygen species that causes cell death… Prolonged exposure to elevated angiotenstin II levels can lead to cell death in sperm.”
they claimed.