Worse progression of COVID‐19 in men: Is testosterone a key factor?

Background The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS‐CoV‐2) disease 2019 (COVID‐19) seems to have a worse clinical course among infected men compared with women, thus highlighting concerns about gender predisposition to serious prognosis. Therefore, androgens, particularly testos...

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Published in:	Andrology (Oxford) Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 53 - 64
Main Authors:	Giagulli, Vito A., Guastamacchia, Edoardo, Magrone, Thea, Jirillo, Emilio, Lisco, Giuseppe, De Pergola, Giovanni, Triggiani, Vincenzo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2021 John Wiley and Sons Inc
Subjects:	COVID-19 - blood COVID-19 - diagnosis COVID-19 - virology COVID‐19 Female gender Health Status Disparities Host-Pathogen Interactions Humans Male male hypogonadism obesity Prognosis Receptors, Virus - metabolism Review Risk Assessment Risk Factors SARS-CoV-2 - pathogenicity Sex Factors Testosterone Testosterone - blood Thrombosis Virus Internalization COVID-19 thrombosis gender testosterone male hypogonadism obesity
ISSN:	2047-2919, 2047-2927, 2047-2927
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