Low testosterone ‘linked to severe COVID-19’
But researchers do not yet know whether the observed low levels are a cause or an effect
Hypogonadism present at hospital admission for men with COVID-19 is associated with poor outcome, Italian researchers say.
But whether men with low levels of the androgen are at increased risk of severe disease or whether the infection leads to low testosterone levels remains a mystery, conference delegates at the virtual European Association of Urology Congress (EAU21) were told.
