Characterization of Clinical Features of Hospitalized Patients Due to the SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the Absence of Comorbidities Regarding Sex: An Epidemiological Study of the First Year of the Pandemic in Brazil

Male hormones like testosterone may make COVID-19 worse, and testing for sensitivity to these hormones could help predict how severe a patient's symptoms might be. Treatments that reduce these hormones are being explored.

A certain genetic variant in the androgen receptor may predict the severity of COVID-19 in men.

Men are more likely to have severe COVID-19 cases and fatalities than women due to factors like lifestyle, aging, and biological differences.

Male pattern hair loss could hint at androgens affecting COVID-19 severity.