Effectiveness of Zinc and ROS on Testosterone Hormone Levels for Recovering COVID-19 Patients
Adnan Mays, Abbas, Dr Nadia M M Al-Shakir
Background: COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019), cause severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) across all age groups, it's a positive-sense singlestranded RNA virus, and a member of the Betacoronavirus genus taxonomically (Jiang et al, 2020) . Given the importance roles of zinc in combating oxidative damage and viral infections, Zinc also has confirmed roles in both male and female reproduction. The possible depletion of zinc with the oxidative events of COVID-19 is especially relevant to the fertility of affected couples (Sethuram et al, 2021) . Aim of study: Is to determine the relation between Zinc value and oxidative stress level represented by ROS (Reactive Oxygen Species) and testosterone level among the recovered COVID-19 patients in reproductive age.
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