Sex hormones may affect COVID-19 severity and outcomes.
6 citations,
December 2022 in “Journal of Infection” The ACE1 gene variant doesn't affect long-COVID symptoms.
May 2023 in “Al-Mağallaẗ al-ʻirāqiyyaẗ li-l-ṣaydalaẗ” High doses of rosemary extract can harm the liver, kidneys, and reproductive organs in young rats.
198 citations,
April 2020 in “Journal of Endocrinological Investigation” The virus was not found in the semen and urine of a man who tested positive for COVID-19.
1 citations,
October 2020 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Balding might help identify men at higher risk for severe COVID-19, but more research is needed.
49 citations,
January 2021 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Anti-androgens, like finasteride, dutasteride, and spironolactone, may lessen the severity of COVID-19 in men, leading to fewer ICU admissions.
29 citations,
October 2020 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Women with high androgen levels may have more severe COVID-19 symptoms.
18 citations,
September 2020 in “BMC Public Health” Non-Kuwaiti COVID-19 patients had worse health outcomes than Kuwaitis, likely due to poorer socioeconomic conditions.
5 citations,
December 2021 in “Physiological Research” Men, particularly those with hair loss, are more likely to get the virus, and those with prostate cancer may have milder symptoms. Testosterone's role in the disease is unclear, and the virus doesn't seem to harm male fertility. Women with PCOS might be at higher risk. More research is needed.
1 citations,
October 2023 in “Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology” COVID-19 can cause various skin issues, but long-term skin problems are rare.
1 citations,
August 2021 in “Internal Medicine Journal” After severe COVID-19, 71% of patients experienced excessive hair shedding and thinning within 3 months due to factors like low oxygen levels, medication, stress, and autoimmune disease.
1 citations,
March 2021 in “The Journal of Sexual Medicine” The letter suggests testosterone replacement therapy might worsen COVID-19 outcomes.
March 2024 in “Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences” Many doctors lack knowledge about COVID-19 skin symptoms and need better education and guidelines.
December 2023 in “Y Dược học” Older adults in Vietnam often experience hair loss after COVID-19, especially women, singles, and those hospitalized.
December 2023 in “Aesthetic Cosmetology and Medicine” COVID-19 can cause hair loss, but specialists can help treat it.
COVID-19 may lead to severe skin necrosis without clear underlying causes, as seen in a diabetic patient who required leg amputation.
19 citations,
December 2021 in “Cureus” Proxalutamide improved recovery, lowered death rates, and reduced hospital stay for COVID-19 patients.
2 citations,
October 2021 in “Skin health and disease” No significant link between male pattern baldness and COVID-19 severity was found.
1 citations,
August 2022 in “Piel” Certain skin symptoms in COVID-19 patients may indicate a more severe illness.
5 citations,
July 2022 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine” Long COVID-19 patients with skin pain might have a nerve condition that responds to a medication called gabapentin.
July 2022 in “Conjeturas” Androgens play a key role in causing alopecia by changing the hair growth cycle.
202 citations,
January 2022 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine” Women are more likely to have long-term post-COVID symptoms than men.
25 citations,
February 2022 in “JAAD International” Some COVID-19 patients lose hair, with the most common type linked to male hormones and possibly increasing the risk of severe illness.
16 citations,
November 2020 in “PLOS ONE” Your lifestyle and health can affect your chances of getting COVID-19; not enough sleep, lots of exercise, and hair loss can increase risk, while washing hands, eating fruit daily, and taking vitamins A and C can lower it.
16 citations,
November 2017 in “Acta dermato-venereologica” Prostanoids, like prostaglandins and thromboxane A2, can both enhance and inhibit hair growth, and understanding their effects could help treat hair disorders.
2 citations,
August 2014 in “PubMed” Losartan may help treat Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) symptoms.
1 citations,
February 2023 in “JMIR. Journal of medical internet research/Journal of medical internet research” Social media data can help track COVID-19 symptoms and predict the pandemic's status.
1 citations,
November 2022 in “Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” Many hospitalized children with COVID-19 had skin, mouth, or nail changes, with skin rashes being common.
1 citations,
July 2022 in “Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC)” The study found that in Eclipta prostrata roots, coumestans come from acetate and shikimate pathways, and phenylpropanoid is made only through the shikimate pathway.
1 citations,
August 2020 in “Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences” Skin problems like rashes and hair loss can help diagnose and predict COVID-19.