The COVID-19 Pandemic: Is It A Wolf Consuming Fertility?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, School of Medicine, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
² Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, School of Medicine, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy. Electronic Address: felice.crocetto@gmail.com.

Editorial

Luigi Napolitano et al. Int J Fertil Steril. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;14(2):159-160.

doi: 10.22074/ijfs.2020.6302. Epub 2020 Jul 15.

¹ Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, School of Medicine, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
² Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, School of Medicine, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy. Electronic Address: felice.crocetto@gmail.com.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Cytomegalovirus; Immunodeficiency virus; Infertility; Pandemic.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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