“…Changes in genital organs associated with Trypanosoma cruzi infection have been described in humans (Chagas 1916a, b, Haddad et al 1959, Jörg & Oliva 1980, Lamano Carvalho et al 1982a and in laboratory animals (Vianna 1911, Ferreira & Rossi 1973, Lamano Carvalho et al 1991, Tavares et al 1994, Lenzi et al 1998, Herrera & Urdaneta-Morales 2001. Chronic chagasic patients may present genital dysfunctions manifested as reduction of ejaculation, decreased libido, and lowered sexual potency (Haddad & Raia 1969).…”