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June 21, 2011
Mumps Alert
This week BC Medical Health Officer sent all physicians an alert about increasing rates of mumps in BC. Over the past four months there have been 77 cases of mumps – far more than typically seen in BC.
Is there a fertility/pregnancy implication? Yes. Firstly mumps can affect male fertility by damaging the cells that produce sperm, hence reducing sperm count. Secondly, mumps can increase the first of first trimester miscarriage.