COVID-19 May Trigger Prolonged Erection – Experts Warn
July 4, 2020
9:15 am
Medical practitioners have warned that the novel coronavirus may trigger priapism ― an erection lasting longer than four hours.
The scientists made this warning after an unidentified 62-year-old man from France suffered the painful condition while receiving care in the hospital for a severe bout of COVID-19.
His erection was reportedly caused by trapped blood in the penis, which was found to be full of blood clots when it was drained by medics.
Thrombosis or blood clotting has been reported as a dangerous complication in up to a third of coronavirus-infected patients.
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