The symptoms of COVID-19 could affect both male and female fertility in different ways.
paper published in the journal Reproductive Biology, moderate to severe COVID-19 infections have caused decreased sperm count, testicular inflammation, sperm duct inflammation and testicular pain in men of reproductive age. Although not considered common complications of COVID-19 in particular, these effects are often associated with reduced fertility, and are enough to lead scientists to hypothesize that COVID-19 may cause fertility issues in men, warranting further research in this area.
The symptoms of the disease, rather the virus itself, may be the culprit when it comes to causing fertility issues. Most of the research on COVID-19 and its effects on fertility have focused on men, but the few studies in women have found that neither the virus nor its symptoms seem to have a major impact on menstruation or hormone cycles.of more than 230 women of childbearing age found that although sex hormone levels changed and menstruation cycles shifted when they were infected with the coronavirus, the changes were insignificant compared to the control group.