Diagnosed With HCV

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Re: Diagnosed HCV at 10 weeks and cure

I was just diagnosed with HCV and was told that this is a chronic ailment with no cure.Your exchange with this post implies a cure with a high success rate....

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

Absolutely. Unlike HIV and HBV, HCV does not integrate into the genome. If the HCV PCR is negative 6 months after stopping therapy and the chances of that are over 50% now, then the HCV is 99% likely to be cured. There is data from patients cured 10... Read more »

Re: Diagnosed HCV at 10 Weeks

Dear Dr. Dieterich,Thanks for your reply. I heard of interferon alpha 2 (?) and pegylated inteferon... Read more »

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D. »

Diagnosed HCV at 10 weeks

Dear Dr. Dieterich,Having adominal pain in the upper right quadrant of my body for two weeks and... Read more »

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Articles

HCV at CROI: Growing Chasm Between Bench and Bedside

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV/HCV coinfection were prominently featured at this year's Retrovirus conference. Coverage ranged from scientific progress in the laboratory to treatment access in the clinic. During the opening plenary, Takaji Wakita... Read more »

How to Monitor HCV and Liver Health

Get Regular Check-Ups and Lab Work When Do I Treat? What to Treat First, HCV or HIV? How Do I Know if the Treatment Is Working? Dealing With the Side Effects What Anti-HIV Drugs Should I Avoid? Pregnancy and Hepatitis A Note About Depression ... Read more »

African Americans With HIV Have Higher OI Rates and Hospital Mortality, but Lower HCV Rates, Than Whites, Hospital Survey Finds

There's nothing like hearing the results of studies directly from those who actually conducted the research. In this interview, you'll meet one of these impressive HIV researchers and read her explanation of the study she presented at ICAAC/IDSA... Read more »

Newly Diagnosed With Hepatitis C

Newly diagnosed with both HIV and hepatitis C at the same time Are people around me now at risk? Can I pass on hepatits C through sex? Can you catch another type of hepatitis C or HIV? About hepatitis viruses Hepatitis A and... Read more »

Connect With Others

Anyone out there coinfected w/ HIV/HCV?

Posted by AMERIBOI2003, 1 Reply

Hi guys new to web site. Wanting info from anyone who has or is doing treatment for Hepatitus C. What has been your experiences. Interested in sharing w/me to help me make the best decision. I have yet to start treatment for the Hepatitus. Read more »

Test results to HIV and HCV

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

In a suicide attempt, a 27-year-old man injected himself in the brachial vein with 0.1 ml of blood that he had obtained, using the same insulin syringe, from a drug addict seropositive for HIV and HCV. Thirteen days after the injection, the man had... Read more »

Friends of the HIV and HCV Communities

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Friends of the HIV and HCV Communities:

In preface I want you to understand how fortunate I feel to live
in the United States under the care of excellent physicians and
with access to the medications I need. I have spent many hours
wondering and... Read more »

Anyone out there coinfected w/ HIV/HCV?

Posted by AMERIBOI2003, 3 Replies

New to this site and I would like to talk to anyone who may be coinfected w/ HIV/HCV. Anyone who has gone through treatment for HCV. Can answers some questions that I have to help me weigh all of my considerations for treatment. Read more »

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