A Population-Level Analysis of the Protective Effects of Androgen Deprivation Therapy Against COVID-19 Disease Incidence and Severity

BackgroundThe incidence and severity of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is substantially higher in men. Sex hormones may be a potential mechanism for differences in COVID-19 outcome in men and women. We hypothesized that men treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) have lower incidence and...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Medicine
Main Authors:	Kyung Min Lee, Kent Heberer, Anthony Gao, Daniel J. Becker, Stacy Loeb, Danil V. Makarov, Barbara Gulanski, Scott L. DuVall, Mihaela Aslan, Jennifer Lee, Mei-Chiung Shih, Julie A. Lynch, Richard L. Hauger, Matthew Rettig
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Subjects:	androgen deprivation therapy COVID-19 incidence COVID-19 severity prostate cancer Veterans Health Administration
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.774773/full