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HEPATITIS-C

hepatitis C and low plateletsJune09, 2008 i am 41 years old man. I am patient of hepatitis C digonosed by my doctor almost one year ago.Since than i have not taken any specific treatment.Now my doctor is telling me an early cirrouses.What is meant...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Not knowing any of the particulars of your case, it would appear that you have sustained significant damage to your liver as a result of HCV infection. This needs to be clarified with your doctor as to what he specifically meant by the statement and... Read more »

Benign symmetrical lipomatosis associated with hepatitis-c and interferon therapy

A couple of months after I started Interferon therapy for Hep-C I started developing painful... Read more »

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EMBARAZO Y HEPATITISC

HOLA DOCTOR : A MI ESPOSO HACE 2 AOS LE DIAGNOSTICARON HEPATITIS C HIZO EL TRATAMIENTO CON... Read more »

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Colorado Testing Campaign Finds Link Between HIV, Hepatitis C

A Western Colorado AIDS Project HIV and hepatitis C testing campaign has found an average 12% positive rate for hepatitis C among HIV-positive people and injection drug users who access the organization's services, Cox News Service/Grand Junction ... Read more »

Hepatitis C Treatment and Management

Hepatitis C treatment: how, why, when Who needs treatment? How is hepatitis C treated? What is pegylated interferon? How long is hepatitis C treated for? Goals of hepatitis C treatment Predicting the response to treatment ... 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 »

Tests and Monitoring

Tests to diagnose hepatitis C Routine blood tests Hepatitis C viral load (RNA testing) Hepatitis C tests and what the results mean Hepatitis C genotype Predominant hepatitis C genotype by region Liver enzyme tests: ALT and AST Other... Read more »

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HEPATITIS C SUFFERERS PLEASE READ

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We are conducting a telephone study and if you qualify you will receive an incentive for your participation.

We are also giving incentives for qualifying referrals!

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I am looking for some volunteers to write a brief paragraph on their take of some of the issues listed on our site. http://www.aids-hepatitisc.org

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Symptoms Still Present after 6 months.....

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

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I've been visiting this site as well as others in search of information regarding "delayed seroconversion". I have had a negative antibody test at 3 months, 4.5 months and 6 months. I would have put this behind be a long time ago, but I still... Read more »

examen elisa a las 12.7 semanas

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

MI PREGUNTA ES LA SIGUIENTE, ME HICE UN EXAMEN ELISA A LAS 8.8 SEMANAS(62 DIAS) RESULTANDO GRACIAS A DIOS NEGATIVO, DESPUES ME HICE OTRO A LOS 89 DIAS(12.7 SEMANAS)RESULTANDO DE NUEVO GRACIAS A DIOS NEGATIVO, TODOS ESTOS DIAS LOS SUME DESDE EL... Read more »

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