The emerging coronavirus illness (COVID‐19) pandemic is posing a global health hazard, with men being at a larger risk than women. There have been few publications on the andrological consequences of COVID‐19 and its vaccines so far. To assuage vaccine fear stemming from concerns about fertility, the effect of inactivated whole‐virus and viral vector vaccines on semen quality was investigated in 100 Egyptian men. The safety of COVID‐19 vaccines on semen parameters was validated with no significant change in pre‐ and post‐vaccination semen analyses in either type of vaccine. Following COVID‐19 vaccination, we can declare male semen parameters as unaffected.

Background: Atopic dermatitis is a long-term type of inflammation of the skin, it results in itchy, red swollen, and cracked skin. Clear fluid may come from the affected areas, which often thickens over time. While the condition may occur at any age, it typically starts in childhood, with changing severity over the years. Objectives: to compare the effect of photochemotherapy versus tap-water iontophoresis for the management of atopic-dermatitis in children. Methods: Fifty-six eligible children with atopic-dermatitis were randomlydesignated into three groups. Psoralen plus Ultra-Violet A (PUVA Group): n=18 received Bath-Psoralen, ultraviolet A and traditional medical treatment three sessions per week for 8 weeks. (Iontophoresis Group): n=18 received tap-water iontophoresis and traditional medical treatment three sessions per week for 8 weeks. (Control group): n=20, received traditional medical treatment, applied twice daily for 8 consecutive weeks. Children were assessed using Patient Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM) Scale and Ultrasonography for skin thickness at baseline and at the end of 8 weeks of therapy. Results: The three treatment approaches had significant effects in the management of atopic dermatitis in children based on the results of POAM scale and skin thickness (p value< 0.05). Both of the study groups showed a significant improvement in comparison with the control group (p value < 0.05). However, there was no significant difference between PUVA and iontophoresis groups (p value > 0.05). Conclusion:This study deduced that adding photo-chemotherapy and tap-water iontophoresis to medical treatment proved to be superior to medical therapy only in improving the POEM scale and decreasing skin thickness in children atopicdermatitis.