Vaccines Don't Cause Male Infertility or Sexual Dysfunction, But COVID-19 Might - ScienceAlert

Jul 27, 2021

Contrary to myths circulating on social media, COVID-19 vaccines do not cause erectile dysfunction and male infertility.

What is true: SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, poses a risk for both disorders.

Until now, little research has been done on how the virus or the vaccines affect the male reproductive system.

Both men had developed severe erectile dysfunction, probably because the infection caused reduced blood supply to the penis.

This suggests that even those with a relatively light case of the virus can experience severe erectile dysfunction after recovery.

Granted, the research is only a first step on how COVID-19 might affect male sexual health; the samples were small.

Erectile dysfunction can be the result.