Testosterone Deficiency Is a Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19

Testosterone Deficiency Is a Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19

BackgroundMale sex is related to increased COVID-19 severity and fatality although confirmed infections are similarly distributed between men and women. The aim of this retrospective analysis was to investigate the impact of sex hormones on disease progression and immune activation in men with COVID...

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Main Authors: Lukas Lanser, Francesco Robert Burkert, Lis Thommes, Alexander Egger, Gregor Hoermann, Susanne Kaser, Germar Michael Pinggera, Markus Anliker, Andrea Griesmacher, Günter Weiss, Rosa Bellmann-Weiler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
testosterone
estradiol
inflammation
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
disease severity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2021.694083/full

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