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COVID-19 and fertility: a virtual reality
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Reprod Biomed Online
2020[Aug]; 41
(2
): 157-159
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The COVID-19 pandemic is an extraordinary global situation, and all countries
have adopted their own strategies to diminish and eliminate the spread of the
virus. All measures are in line with the recommendations provided by the World
Health Organization. Scientific societies, such as the European Society for Human
Reproduction and Embryology and American Society for Reproductive Medicine, have
provided recommendations and guidance to overcome and flatten the growing curve
of infection in patients who undergo IVF treatments. Although there is as yet no
evidence that the virus causing COVID-19 might have negative effects on IVF
outcomes, fertility treatments have been postponed in order to support healthcare
systems by avoiding placing them under additional stress. The possibility of the
virus affecting sperm function and egg performance cannot be excluded. In
addition, an indirect effect of the virus on gametes and embryos during their
manipulation cannot be ruled out. This commentary aims to provide some ideas on
the possible effect of the virus on gametes and embryos, as well as how it could
affect the normal functioning of the embryology laboratory.
|*Betacoronavirus/physiology
[MESH]
|*Fertility
[MESH]
|COVID-19
[MESH]
|Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology/*prevention & control
[MESH]
|Embryo, Mammalian/virology
[MESH]
|Female
[MESH]
|Fertility Clinics/statistics & numerical data
[MESH]
|Fertilization in Vitro/methods/statistics & numerical data
[MESH]
|Humans
[MESH]
|Male
[MESH]
|Oocytes/virology
[MESH]
|Pandemics/*prevention & control
[MESH]
|Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology/*prevention & control
[MESH]
|Pregnancy
[MESH]
|Reproductive Techniques, Assisted/*statistics & numerical data
[MESH]
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