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#232885 - 10/23/07 01:02 PM
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If HCV was passed via saliva or sex I would have had it years ago since my husband has Hep C. Blood to blood from sharing needles, which is the most common way it's transmitted.
If you aren't sharing needles, then you shouldn't be concerned about HCV.
This however isn't the best board for discussing Hep C. Might I suggest a board set up for Hep or discussing this with your doctor.
I would be interested in these new studies. Please post the link.
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OK. You can freak if you want. That study isn't enough to worry me. It sure won't keep me from kissing my husband. Did you notice that they kept using the words MAY BE, MIGHT, COULD a lot. I take articles that require that much hedging with a grain of salt. Basically as was also stated in the article, nothing out of that study is conclusive.
Anyway, always good to keep up with new stuff. Good luck with your concern over this. As for your question about when to test for HCV, again, you are probably better served on a board that deals with Hepatitis, opposed to HIV. Or better yet, seeing a medical professional and getting the answers you need from them.
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[quote]If you aren't sharing needles, then you shouldn't be concerned about HCV.[/quote]
Esmerelda, that has to be the single most dangerous and uninformed piece of sexual health advice I have ever seen given on a forum such as this.
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Sexyitalian,
If you were the receptive partner in oral sex, then I think you would have been extraordinarily unfortunate to have acquired Hep C; but please be aware that Hep C is regularly (and, in the UK, most regularly) transmitted through penetrative sexual contact – not just through sharing needles, as was so irresponsibly stated by Esmerelda (this is why yearly HCV screening is now the norm in all U.K. HIV clinics).
The the full mechanisms of Hep C transmission are still unclear, but ANY sexual act in which it is theoretically possible to acquire HIV also constitutes a theoretical risk of Hep C transmission (but that risk is significantly higher in M2M sex than in heterosexual sex .. and even higher if your sexual partner is co-infected with Hep C and HIV).
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You are correct. That was a typo and I shall edit it. That is how my husband became infected. It is the most common form of transmission.
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You are so full of it.
It is extremely rare to get HCV from sex. It's extremely common for transmission from shared needle use. It is a blood borne disease.
I find it fasicinating that you never seem to think HIV is a real risk, but here you are saying how dangerous HCV is. Makes one wonder just why? Sensing a denialist.
http://www.hcvets.com/data/transmission_methods/transmission.htm
Don't even see sex mentioned here.
http://www.janis7hepc.com/sex_and_hcv.htm
http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hep_c/hepc_bas.html#how4
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Esmerelda, you are the only one who is full of it.
The VAST majority of gay men who have HCV have acquired it through SEX and have never been anywhere near a shared needle.
http://www.thebody.com/content/art13232.html
http://www.aidsmap.com/cms1045186.asp
http://www.i-base.info/guides/hepc/first.html
It is also interesting to note that (contrary to what you state) the very site that you claim does not even mention sex as a transmission route has a rather large section dealing with sexual transmission of HCV and quite clearly states:
"Although the risk for transmitting HCV infection through sexual intercourse is low, sex is a common behavior in the general population, a substantial proportion of the adult population has had unprotected sex with multiple partners, and there are a large number of persons with HCV infection. While other types of exposures are more likely to transmit HCV (e.g., transfusion from an infected donor), they account for a smaller proportion of infections because of the relatively small proportion of the population in whom these exposures have occurred".
As for your other vacuous comments, I shall treat them with the utter contempt they deserve, because in you I see only a moron.
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So sorry. I didn't realize the world was comprised of just gay men.
Carry on.
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Did I say, or even come close to saying, that the world was comprised of just gay men? No I didn’t, so try again.
*rolls eyes*
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Sexyitalian,
The exposures you state pose theoretical risk for HIV. As for HCV it is quite unlikely that HCV can be transmitted in absence of blood!
No need to be conerned, move on !
Goodluck
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Take Care
God Bless you
Stay Well
Love Ravi
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[quote]So sorry. I didn't realize the world was comprised of just gay men.
Carry on. [/quote]
Es, I for one appreciate the straight approach, so please do not stop posting.
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