Researchers find coronary in male sperm: What does that mean?

Coronavirus can stay in men's sperm even after they've recovered, Chinese researchers recently said.

A team of researchers from Shanghai Munich Hospital tested 38 patients treated at the height of the pandemic in China, January and February. “JAMA Network Open, publishing scientific research on health.

We discovered that SARS-CoV-2 may be present in the patient's sperm with Covid-19, including the cases where patients have recovered,” wrote Diangeng Li from the Chinese People Association General Hospital in Beijing. He explained that this is the result of the fact that the immune system cannot attack the invaders throughout the body.

Such an discovery does not take place for the first time. Many viruses live in the male reproductive system. Virgin that Ebola or Zika were found in sperm, sometimes a few months after the patient was healed.

Does this mean that the virus can be sexually transmitted? Not necessarily. It is still not clear whether the coronary can be transmitted on a sexual course. Finding his evidence in sperm doesn't mean it's effective. At this point, further studies arise to see if SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted through sexual contact.

Sources: Live Science, CNN