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Does the chickenpox cause infertility in men?
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Unlikely: There are rare reports of an orchitis, or inflammationof the testis, during varicella.However, the literature does not report this as a documented cause of infertility. It is possible, but exceedingly rare.
Answered 12/12/2020
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