Patient's question:
I read a WeChat article saying that mumps can lead to male infertility. Is that true?Doctor's answer:
Measles is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by the measles virus. The measles virus has a special affinity for testicular tissue, making it prone to complicated by orchitis. The measles virus primarily infects the seminiferous tubules and interstitial tissue of the testes, causing degeneration of the seminiferous tubules and a lack of germ cells, leading to oligospermia or azoospermia.