The coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic represents and will represent the greatest health, economic and social crisis of the new millennium. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) report published on April 14, 2020, the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 affects 213 countries worldwide, with 1,848,439 infected patients and 117,217 confirmed deaths (https://www. who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019) to this date. Men are much more prone to become seriously ill than women. Fortunately, the majority of men, especially in younger age, survive the infection.
Andrology. 2020 Apr 17 [Epub ahead of print]
Manuela Simoni, Marie-Claude Hofmann
Unit of Endocrinology, Center of Excellence in Andrology and Sexual Medicine, Dept. of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy., Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.