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Hepatitus C Mar 23, 2007 What percentage is hepatitus is contacted through sex. what is the safest way to prevent a sexual partner from contacting hepatitus C |
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| Response from Dr. McGovern
 Among monogamous couples, the risk of transmitting hepatitis C is only about 1 to 2 percent. Risk increases with traumatic anal sex. Also recent studies suggest that HCV risk can increase in the setting of other ulcerative sexually transmitted diseases, such as syphilis. If a couple wants to avoid transmission from one partner to another, we do advise the use of condoms. | ||||||||
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