Testicles may increase coronavirus risk: Study

Published April 18, 2020 8:10pm ET



A new study from India shows men may be more susceptible to the novel coronavirus than women because of their reproductive organs.

Researchers in Mumbai and New York reportedly found that the coronavirus puts men at additional risk by binding with a protein in cells called angiotensin converting enzyme 2, which is found in tissues within the lungs, heart, gastrointestinal tract, and testicles.

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