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Can a male still have a baby if he's had chicken pox?
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Most do: Given that at least 96% of males in the US had chickenpox in the pre-vaccine years (prior to the (90's), I can reasonably conclude that it does not impair their fertility. Some adult men will develop an orchitis with a variety of viral diseases, such as chickenpox, but sterility as a complication is exceedingly rare.
Answered 2/2/2015
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