Doctor's advice: Will he be sterile?

Published: Saturday | October 24, 2009 Q I am male and I recently came down with mumps while attending university in the States. I don't know how I could have contracted this horrible disease, as painful as it was. Am I sterile? I understand that mumps can do that to a guy. Yesterday I ejaculated and I found that my sperm colour has changed. A Sorry to hear you have been fretting. Mumps used to be a common disease, particularly among university students and teenagers. That might be because many people in these groups kiss each other a lot. Anyway, it is caused from a virus which is very easily spread from person to person, especially during talking or coughing. The virus mainly affects the salivary glands, particularly the pair of glands which lie in the cheeks, just in front of the ears. The main symptom is a painful... [read full story]                    

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