One of the countless COVID-19 conspiracies that persist is that vaccination against the disease causes infertility – in both men and women – despite scientific evidence that proves that this is not the case. Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements, Lebogang Maile, took a tongue in cheek jab at those peddling that myth on social media on Wednesday, 4 August. The coronavirus itself, however, could cause erectile dysfunction and infertility.
MAILE SETS VACCINE CONSPIRATORS STRAIGHT
Men’s Clinic – the prominent clinic that offers male sexual health services – received a bit of unexpected promotion on Wednesday, when Maile mentioned them in a comment. The politician addressed the rumours that vaccination leads to erectile dysfunction or infertility in a tweet.
“Comrades let us desist blaming the vaccination for matters rising no longer when the matters never rose to begin with,” said Maile.
Maile added that the vaccine’s job is not to correct “pre-existing conditions.” Instead, “these matters should be referred to the Men’s clinic for robust engagement and recommendations.”
thank you for educating the nation MEC if it wasn’t raising before the vaccination it won’t raise after because it’s the wrong Pfizer product. pic.twitter.com/AIcYqBMhdl
— Dr Mike Mikia Ramothwala (@MikeRamothwala) August 4, 2021
In his joke, Maile may have focused on erectile dysfunction, specifically; however, a study recently conducted in the United States found that vaccination does not have a negative impact on male infertility.
Researchers, including a pair of urologists Daniel Nassau and Ranjith Ramasamy, examined the sperm from 45 men before and after they received a mRNA COVID-19 vaccine and found no negative impact.
“We found no evidence to suggest any negative effects from a COVID vaccine on sperm among the men in our study,” said Nassau to German outlet DW.
The study, Sperm Parameters Before and After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination, also found that the coronavirus affects sperm production, fertility and can lead to erectile dysfunction.
“An analysis of penile tissue from two men receiving penile implants showed the virus was present seven to nine months after their COVID-19 diagnosis,” wrote Ramasamy in a The Conversation article on the study.
“Both men had developed severe erectile dysfunction, probably because the infection reduced blood supply to the penis.
“Notably, one of the men had only mild COVID-19 symptoms. The other had been hospitalised. This suggests that even those with a relatively light case of the virus can experience severe erectile dysfunction after recovery,” said Ramasamy.
Both Nassau and Ramasamy said the results are not entirely surprising as other viruses such as the Zika virus invade the testicles and affect sperm production and fertility.
“The risk of infertility and erectile dysfunction increases with the severity of an infection,” said Nassau to DW. “I strongly advise every man to get vaccinated.”
from The South African https://ift.tt/3CaTjm9
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