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about hepa b Oct 15, 2005 is it true that once you are hepa b positive, you can NEVER be negative? I have read that hepa b can be cure, once cured, are you hepa b negative? |
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 I think you are referring to hepatitis B treatment and whether it is possible to lose hepatitis B surface antigen. Yes it is possible to lose hepatitis B surface antigen - but this is very uncommon. The usual response to successful treatment is hepatitis B e antigen seroconversion which is associated with lower replication of virus and less active liver disease. Dr. McG | ||||||||
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