Childhood diseases such as mumps or chicken pox normally run their course and end without significant long-term effects. However, when a boy or an adult man contracts mumps, it can affect the testes and cause a condition called orchitis.
The prevalence of orchitis in young adults and adults ranges from 20% to 30%. Only in a small percentage of mumps-induced orchitis, the male experiences a reduction in sperm production, probably linked to changes in male hormones during the earliest stages of orchitis.
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Embryologist. Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology from the Technical University of Valencia (UPV). Biotechnology Degree from the National University of Ireland en Galway (NUIG) and embryologist specializing in Assisted Reproduction, with a Master's Degree in Biotechnology of Human Reproduction from the University of Valencia (UV) and the Valencian Infertility Institute (IVI) License: 3185-CV.