While early signs of the virus are now well known, additional symptoms associated with new COVID-19 variants and “long COVID” continue to be detected and recorded.
In an episode of Slate’s advice podcast “How to Do It” airing January 9, hosts Jessica Stoya and Rich Juzwiak discussed the letter from one listener, a man of his age. 30, who describes living with the long-term effects of COVID-19 in terms of her ruckus.
In the letter to the program, the man explained that he contracted the virus in July 2021 and was hospitalized. After being discharged from the hospital, he had some problems with erectile dysfunction, which went into remission after seeking medical attention.
He noticed his previously above-average penis had shrunk an inch and a half to its size before he fell ill with the virus. Doctors advised him that the shrinkage was caused by blood vessel damage and could be permanent.
The link between COVID-19 and problems with the reproductive system is still a gray area, but some of the research that has been done has shown a tentative link between the virus and conditions like dysentery. erectile dysfunction (ED).
A small study from Miami Miller University School of Medicine in Florida, USA, analyzed the penile tissue of four men who had previously been infected with the COVID-19 virus.
The researchers found that traces of the virus could still be found in the genitals for several months after infection.
The findings, which were published in World Men’s Health Magazine In July last year, researchers concluded that the virus can restrict blood supply to the genitals, which in turn makes it difficult to achieve an erection.
Source: Medindia
