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Hepatitis B and C
#21731 - 08/31/01 06:35 PM
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Searching for some info here I became aware about the possibility of being infected with other things apart from HIV. I have some questions that are not well answered here or in another sites.
What are the possibilities of being infected with Hepatitis B from a relation with a woman via vaginal without protection? Many sites claim that the Hep B virus is transmitted thru sexual contact but they dont tell exactly what is the way, I mean the pages I have seen (here by example) says that Hep B cannot be transmitted thru a kiss because there must be blood (similar to the HIV transmission), so I ask, the blood needs to be present too in the vagina of the woman? and how it enters into the man body? This is regarding Hep B.
What about Hep C? I have read that it is not transmitted via sexual intercourse.
Please give me all the info you have. My hipocondria is active again.
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Your Friend,
Okay, I'm looking at Stephen Goldstone's book INS AND OUTS OF GAY SEX and it lists the transmission methods of Hepatitis A, B, and C.
Hepatitis A has a fecal-oral transmission route. This could be from improper washing of hands before preparation of food, also shellfish from contaminated water. (I got Hepatitis A from having sexual relations with a man. We did all the safer sex things but, I guess in the end, I didn't wash my hands good enough).
Hepatitis B/C is passed from infected semen, blood, or other bodily fluids. Well, that doesn't really say much huh? I know common literature has said that HCV can and usually gets passed thru contaminated blood or IV drug users. Concerning the B strain, though: there's a vaccine for it so you should definitely get it! Man I felt very very sick when I contracted the HAV A type, I vowed never to go through another Hepatitis again. So get the vaccine for B, and there's a vaccine for A too, get it get it.
exWorryWart
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