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Could somebody be sterile from having the chicken pox as an adult?
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Not likely: Chickenpox can cause temporary infertility from fever that decreases sperm count. This usually resolves within 90 days. It rarely causes orchitis or testicular inflammation. That is more commonly attributed to mumps so no...Not likely sterility results from chickenpox..
Answered 9/28/2016
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