Is Hepatitis Treatable

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DOES HEPATITIS (B) TURN TO HIV OR AIDS?AND IS HEPATITIS (B) LIFE THREATENING OR IS IT TREATABLE. ...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

HIV and Hepatitis B are two different viruses.Hepatitis B usually clears on its own; in about 5 to 7 percent it becomes a chronic infection which is treatable.... Read more »

hepatitis, is there any cure?

do we have the cure for hepatitis B?is it curable?...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

I don't use the word "cure" with hepatitis B, but it is certainly treatable. Many good medications are available, including pegylated interferons, adefovir, and entecavir and others.... Read more »

Is herpes curable or treatable?

I am suffering from Herpes. Is there any cure forever? what will be the outcome if I get married? Any treatments availabel?...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Thank you for your question. Literally millions of people have herpes, and live very productive lives. Since outbreaks tend to occur when a person is under physical or emotional stress, one of the best ways to reduce the number of outbreaks you... Read more »

Can lower 'normal' testosterone levels still actually be considered 'low', and treatable?

Dr. Frascino, I am a 34 y/o HIV+ man who has recently had labs drawn to check my androgen levels, and the results of these tests has me confused. According to these, my free testosterone was 2.45 (sc: 1-2.7) and total testosterone was 290 (sc:...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello L.S.,Hypogonadism or low testosterone is extremely common in those of us with HIV. True, your level is in the normal range, but just barely. For a happy, healthy, horny 34-year-old, I'd expect you'd be 500+. (And if you were Italian,... Read more »

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Periodo ventana de la hepatitis b y c

Posted by mariana, 1 Reply

hola quiero saber cuanto es el periodo ventana de la hepatitis b y de la hepatitis c con tecnicas de busqueda de anticuerpos no de adn, quiero saber cuandoes definitivo el examen de hepatitis b y c con la tecnica de anticuerpos. Read more »

periodo ventana en coinfeccion hepatitis c??

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

por favor, ya no se que pensar. si alguien como yo a los 6 meses tiene una serologia negativa de vih y posituva de hepatitis c pero con arn hepatitis indetectable, no es segura la prueba del vih por uan posible coinfeccion? se alarga el periodo... Read more »

Co infeccion ( vih/hepatitis C ) elisa 12 meses?

Posted by mariana, 1 Reply

En el caso de que el virus de la hepatitis C haya sido adquirido en el mismo riesgo en el cual se adquiere vih, las pruebas de vih y hepatitis C podrian ser negativas hasta los 12 meses.

Se han visto casos en que el VHC examen de anticuerpos no... Read more »

HEPATITIS C SUFFERERS PLEASE READ

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