Doctors report alarming increase in mumps-related testicle problems among young males

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 14:28 in Health & Medicine

Urologists at a leading Irish hospital have reported an alarming increase in the number of teenage boys and young men developing mumps orchitis. They are urging colleagues to offer the MMR vaccine to unvaccinated males in the 15-24 age group and educate them about the condition, which causes one or both testicles to swell and can lead to fertility problems.

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