Can Antiviral Medication For Hepatitis Affect Sperm

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HCV / HIV antivirals' treating 1 desease affecting the other?

Does Atripla and Ziagen have any antiviral effects on HCV .... and does PegInterferon and/or ribavirin have any intiviral effects on HIV ..... just curious because I'm taking all four drugs. Do these drugs cause any cross resistence {like...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

These are all excellent questions.First of all, you may want to ask you doctor as to why you are on Atripla and Ziagen - that would be four HIV medications at once which would be highly unusual. However, there may be a very good reason why so... Read more »

Low CD4 with Hepatitis side affect

In last three months, my friend has taken D4T (40),3TC, NVP and some multivitamin. After that, his... Read more »

Response from Brian Conway, M.D. »

What are the side affects of medication for Hepatitis C?

I have Hepatitis C and have been told recently that I should start taking the combination... Read more »

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Approval of Victrelis (Boceprevir), a Direct-Acting Antiviral Drug to Treat Hepatitis C Virus

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Medication affecting HIV test

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Where can I find out information about medication affecting results of HIV test? I was on antifungal when I took my test & worried about false negative.

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ACLARACIN SOBRE LA HEPATITIS

Posted by Anonymous

Amigos:
Creo que es importante aclarar el mito que existe sobre la Hepatitis y el periodo de venta, en este mismo sitio existe una seccin que se llama Ask the Experts, en esta parte hay un lugar para preguntar a los expertos en espaol, anexo la... Read more »

hepatitis c - interferon tratamiento

Posted by Anonymous

HOLA NESESITO HACER ALGO POR MI HIGADO, MI DOCTOR ME SUGERIO TRATAR CON INTERFERON. EL PROBLEMA ES QUE MIS DEFENSAS SUBEN Y BAJAN Y COMO LEI INTERFERON TIENE MUCHOS SIDES EFFECTS. TAMBIEN HACE TRES ANOS ME ENFERME Y ME DIO P.M.L USE INTEFERON TODOS... Read more »

hepatitis ???

Posted by extresado, 1 Reply

hace tres meses y medio tube mi ultima relaccion un chico me practico sexo oral y nos besamos . Ahora noto picores por el cuerpo puede ser esto hepatitis b , se puede contagiar asi puede ser estres Read more »

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