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Case Reports
. 2021 Aug 29;114(5):328-330.
doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcab019.

Post-COVID-19-associated decline in long-term male fertility and embryo quality during assisted reproductive technology

S Mannur  1 , T Jabeen  2 , M A Khader  2 , L S S Rao  2
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Case Reports

Post-COVID-19-associated decline in long-term male fertility and embryo quality during assisted reproductive technology

S Mannur et al. QJM. .
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Figure 1.
Sperm and embryo characteristics. (A) Normozoospermia with an excellent sperm count, motility and normal morphology in man before acquiring COVID-19. (B) Oligo-astheno-teratozoopsermia with decreased sperm count, motility and normal morphology in man after acquiring COVID-19. (C) Grade-1 quality embryo of couple showing eight cells, with no fragmentation, before the man got infected with COVID-19. (D) Grade-2 quality embryo of couple showing severe fragmentation, after 1 month of man recovery from COVID-19. (E) Grade-2 quality embryo of couple showing severe fragmentation, after 4 months of man recovery from COVID-19.
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