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Can Hepatitis Be Contracted Through Sex
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Risk of contracting Hepatitis CI had unprotected sex with a male friend 2 nights ago and today he told me that he has Hepatis C. What are the chances of me contracting Hep C and what should I do? Thank you very much for your immediate reply.....
Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.
Tufts University School of Medicine
The risk of getting hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection through sex is higher among men who have sex with men (MSM) compared to heterosexual couples. This risk seems to be associated with traumatic rectal sex or breaks in the skin caused by STDS, such...
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Can contract Hepatitis C through...I just wanted to know if it is possable to contract Hepatitis C through oral sex? I am very... Read more »CONTRACTING HEPATITIS CHOW DOES ONE CONTRACT HEPATITIS C? ... Read more »
Articles
Four Transplant Recipients Contract HIV, Hepatitis C From High-Risk Organ DonorFour transplant recipients in Chicago in January contracted HIV and hepatitis C from a high-risk organ donor due to a "rarely encountered flaw" in the test used to detect those diseases, the Chicago Tribune reports. A United Network for Organ... Read more »
China: Local Officials Punished After Eight Patients Contract Hepatitis CSix people have been fired or suspended for their role in the hepatitis C virus infections of eight patients in Henan province. The eight were receiving dialysis treatments at Xin'an County People's Hospital, according to the county government,... Read more »
CMS Officials Investigate Case Involving Four Transplant Recipients Who Contracted HIV, Hepatitis C From High-Risk Organ DonorHealth officials from CMS , which oversees organ procurement programs and hospitals in the U.S., are investigating the three hospitals involved in the case of four transplant recipients in the Chicago area who in January contracted HIV and hepatitis... Read more »
CDC Reviewing Whether Contract With Chiron Has Inhibited Research on Hepatitis C TreatmentsCDC is reviewing a 14-year-old government agreement with Emeryville, Calif.-based biotechnology company Chiron that allows the company "so much control" over hepatitis C research that competitors say they have abandoned plans to enter the field,... Read more »
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Likelihood of contracting HIV
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
7 weeks ago I made the stupid mistake of having unprotected sex with this girl, a one-night stand. I was having [vaginal] intercourse with the girl for maybe 10 minutes at most, when I felt like I was about to ejaculate, so I pulled out (I wasn't...
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contracting
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
if you had unprotected sex once with a person ( women) of unkown status, and you were of good health but uncircumsized. what are your chances of contracting hiv and would it matter if she had used coke or other drugs, would that effect my testing...
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HIV and hepatitis
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
if you had sex with a person who has hepatitis and HIV at the same time, can you contract both HIV and hepatitis or if you get hepatitis from a person who has HIV also, can you get HIV or vice versa?
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insertive oral sex and vih and hepatitis b
Posted by nightsunami
can i infectet by hepatitis B for insertive oral sex?? i have a negative VIH test from 1 year...
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