New research has been published revealing long Covid has a much more extensive list of symptoms than originally thought. The survey analysed the health records of over 500,000 people who had been infected with Covid to unearth common symptoms of long covid.
Among them were three complaints which were particularly concerning to Dr Sameer Sanghvi, Practising GP and Clinical Technology Lead at LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor: “I’m worried three male-specific symptoms - hair loss, reduced libido and difficulty ejaculating - may have a negative effect on men’s self esteem. In my experience as a doctor, these symptoms can all impact men’s confidence and, thus, their sex lives.”
Dr Sanghvi says Google search data supports the idea that this is something men are searching for advice about: “Since this research came out, interest in the link between long Covid and these symptoms has skyrocketed. Google search volumes show queries asking ‘does covid cause erectile dysfunction’ were up 650% week on week, while searches for ‘long covid hair loss’ increased by 130%. In my view, this is evidence that this is something men are really concerned about.
