I read in a few studies that covid damages testicles thanks. How to prevent it?

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I thought I had answered this earlier, now cannot find...oh, there it is:

A quick tour of the medical journals:

“Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus in semen and testicular biopsy specimen of COVID-19 patients” medrxiv April

“Does COVID‑19 affect male fertility?” World Journal of Urology April

“Could COVID‐19 have an impact on male fertility?” Andrologia May

“Impact of COVID‐19 and other viruses on reproductive health” Andrologia August


Consensus:
"There is a theoretical possibility of testicular damage and subsequent infertility following COVID-19 infection. The possibility of testicular damage is caused by either direct viral invasion through binding of SARS-COV2 virus to ACE2 receptors or secondary to immunological and inflammatory response. Follow-up studies of reproductive function of recovered male patients is required to investigate this possibility."