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Second time asking :) father and bf have hep b Oct 25, 2008 Dear Doctor, Im a 25 year old female. My father is a Hepatitis B carrier. In January this year, I took a Hepatitis B test and my results came out as Hepatitis Bs Ag = Non Reactive Hepatitis B(s) Antibody = 229 IU/L I had a boyfriend and we have been together for a month now. He told me he is a Hepatitis B carrier and insisted that I go for a blood test to see if Im immune. So I just went for another Hepatitis B test a week ago. This time the results show as: Hepatitis Bs Ag = Non Reactive Hepatitis Bs Ab = 473.7 IU/L Why such a huge difference in the numbers? With that amount am I actually immune? For life? Confused |
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