How Long Do Chronic Hepatitis Symptoms Last

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long term effects of chronic hepatitis b

I'm 17, and i have chronic hepatitis b. I've been told that theree's a chance of liver cancer when i get older. What are the chances of this and around when will it happen if it does?...

Response from Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, M.D.

Fundacion Gatroenterologia De Diego

Yes, patients with chronic hep B have an increased risk to develop liver cancer.The risk is higher after the patient progresses to cirrhosis of the liver.You can prevent this risk by having treatment to erradicate the hep.B virus from your... Read more »

Chronic vs. "Acute Hepatitis B"

Hi! I'm a 17 year old male, I was infected with Hepatitis B through a needle at the doctors office at about the age of about 6. Since I was little I tough it was like a regular flu( or something similar ). My mom told me that i got rid of...

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.

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Thanks for your question,It sounds like you no longer have Hepatitis B. I would check with your mom just to make sure though that she meant you got rid of the hepatitis as in "cleared your system" as opposed to "the symptoms went... Read more »

How Long Can You Live with Hepatitis B

My Aunt has been undergoing testing for artery problems and they told her she has HBV. She is 65 and has been a widow since 1989. He died from Liver Cancer. Could she of contracted the disease from him and not know it until now? 3/23/01...

Response from Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, M.D.

Fundacion Gatroenterologia De Diego

Yes.Hepatitis B is sexually trasmitted.Chronic hep.B is a predisposing factor for the development of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.The majority of the acute hepatitis are anicteric(the patient does not develop jaundice); and may run... Read more »

Symptoms of hepatitis infection?

My recent blood test indicated results for AST 64 (normal up to 37 for men) and ALT 108 (normal up to 42 for men) with all other indicators in the normal range (except for Bilirubin which keep on high spots since my childhood). My doctor has...

Response from Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, M.D.

Fundacion Gatroenterologia De Diego

You have increased hepatic tests called transaminases.Inccreased AST and ALT can be seeen in many diseases ,both primary and secondary,that affect the liver.Unfortunately ,I have to tell you that in many cases, viral hepatitis B or C,both acute... Read more »

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for hiv- people with long lasting symptoms

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This is maybe not the right place to do this but still:

There seem to be the rather frequent occasion of people suffering from long lasting... Read more »

Hepatitis A:Causes,Symptoms,Prevention & Treatment

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Aalso known as infectious hepatitis, is a liver disease caused by the Hepatitis A virus, HAV. This is comparatively a mild disease which does not progress to a chronic stage. Persons who have contracted the disease may have no symptoms... Read more »

Long Term Symptoms without Diagnosis

Posted by concerned101, 1 Reply

I'll try to keep this brief. Here is my chronology;
1996 - no sexual contact, just kissing with exchange of saliva with a female in a foreign country. Days later, growth on underside of tongue...fleshy in color with a white tip. Over a couple of... Read more »

Any other guys out there had Hepatitis-B??

Posted by MarkyMark, 9 Replies

I have been goin through an acute episode of Hepatitis-B for 3 months now and cant seem to find anyone out there who has also gone through this and i have no one to talk to, I feel sooo alone and stressed out over this entire episode, I am hoping... Read more »

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