Reviewing the outlying patterns in Long Covid is an essential part of research. Comprehensive understanding must be able to explain unexpected findings in a disease.
The prostate gland sits just under the bladder and is also connected to the urethra to allow passage of semen and seminal fluid during ejaculation through the penis.
There is likely to be inflammation as a part of the pathology with BPH and evidence suggests that any focus can become dysregulated after SARS-COV2 infection.
Below is a table demonstrating the comorbidities associated with long Covid. BPH is at 12%! Ejaculation difficulty is the 4th most common complaint around long Covid.
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy and long Covid risk