 [ Symptoms ] do boys with measles become sterile [ Disease ] no not necessarily actually it is mumps not measles that has a predilection for causing problems in the gonads complications of measles tend to be more central nervous system  neurological namely things like meningitis i guess it would be possible for a severe case of measles to cause issues with the reproductive tract but this would not likely be a common complication worldwide measles remains among the leading causes of childhood deaths this is why vaccination is so so important