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Study: Is the Corona Virus Communicable Through Sex?


Cologne –

Sex may be more dangerous than ever in the corona pandemic, at least when you have it with strangers.

Because regardless of whether the virus is sexually transmitted, you can get as close as possible in sexual intercourse like in no other everyday situation – and thus exposes yourself to a fairly high risk of infection if the partner should be ill.

So far, the World Health Organization has not confirmed that Covid-19 can be transmitted via sperm or vaginal secretions.

Chinese Study Worries: Sexual Corona Infection Possible?

But now a new Chinese study is causing a stir. Because researchers actually discovered the coronavirus in human sperm. So is it possible to get infected during sex with Corona?

A team from the Shangqiu Municipal Hospital in China examined 38 male patients treated there for corona infection in January and February.

15 patients gave a semen sample during the acute phase of their illness and 23 shortly after recovery.

Study by the Shangqiu Municipal Hospital in China: Corona viruses found in sperm

The astonishing result: Sars-Cov-2-RNA was detected in four acute patients. Coronaviruses were found in two of the previously cured patients. Researchers report this in a study published in the “Jama Network Open” – a monthly journal of biomedicine.

“We found that the Sars-CoV-2 virus can be present in the sperm of Covid-19 patients – and is also detectable in patients who are already healthy,” says the study.

Coronav Infection From Sex? Condoms as a preventive measure

The coronaviruses could indeed be detected in sperm. It has not yet been clearly clarified whether these can be transmitted sexually and thus lead to infection.

However, the Chinese researchers are of the opinion: “If future studies prove that Sars-CoV-2 is sexually transmitted, this route of transmission could be a decisive factor in limiting the spread of Covid-19.”

Read more here: Face mask-1×1: where to put the mask if I don’t have it on the way?

As a precaution, the scientists at the Shangqiu Municipal Hospital advise corona-recovered people to use condoms. “Abstinence or the use of a condom could be a sensible preventive measure in these patients.” (Sdm)

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