Article 5365C Covid-19 found in semen of infected men, say Chinese doctors

Covid-19 found in semen of infected men, say Chinese doctors

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Study based on small number of patients opens up chance of sexual transmission

Chinese researchers who tested the sperm of men infected with Covid-19 found a minority had the new coronavirus in their semen, opening up a small chance the disease could be sexually transmitted, scientists have said.

A study by doctors at China's Shangqiu municipal hospital of 38 men hospitalised with the disease found that six of them(16%), tested positive for Sars-CoV-2 in their semen.

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