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h i v meds
Apr 4, 2009

i have co infection h i v and hep c can h i v medication help control hep c my doctor said my hep c has gone up much he thinks the h i v meds is helping to keep it under control is that ture or i'm just lucky it is not veary high what you think

Response from Dr. McGovern

HIV medications do not treat HCV directly. However, I do believe that suppressing HIV is a good thing for the liver since HIV control leads to lower levels of other hormones in the body, which lead to inflammation.



  
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