A study published by the University College London in July 2021 identified over 200 symptoms now associated with Long COVID from a data set of 3,762 participants from 56 countries.
As well as more unusual long-term effects such as vision loss, new allergies, and the inability to cry or yawn, some of the rarer symptoms of the condition that were noted in the study focused on the reproductive system.
In women, this has meant the early onset of menopause and irregular periods being noted. For men, a decrease in the size of the genitals – both the penis and the testicles – was noted in some of the participants which is consistent with the case of the man from the US.
