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please please reply Aug 15, 2008 please answer - i have tried to read thru the archives but am gettng mixed messages - i had sex with a girl used a condom - she is chronic hep b carrier non reactive - can you tell me if there is high risk of infection - we used a condom. please answer.. |
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| Response from Dr. McGovern
 Using a condom is great protection! Also an inactive carrier usually has low or no detectable virus in their blood so the risk is low. However, HBV carriers can sometimes become active again. I would ask your doctor to check your surface antibodies against hepatitis B. If they are not in the protective range, I would get vaccinated. | ||||||||
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