SARS-CoV-2 compromises blastocyst quality by modifying the ovarian microenvironment

2025/02/18 by Geng Chen, Min Zhang, Ning Wang +2 · 1 voice
Medicine · #COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction #Reproductive Biology and Fertility #COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

paper · pdf · doi:10.1038/s41392-025-02156-4

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has raised concerns about its impact on female reproductive functions. 1 While direct viral damage to ovarian cells is limited, 2 , 3 the immune response to COVID-19 may cause organ damage, 4 and its impact on female reproductive capacity remains unclear.

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