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My Husband Has Hep C Should I Be Tested
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is hepc cureable?dear doc, iwant to ask that my husband is hepc+ and he was treated for 6 months and got negative.before his diagonosis i got pregnant. kindly let me know the possibility that once it is got negative is there any possibility of getting +ve...
Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.
Tufts University School of Medicine
I am not sure of the sequence of events you describe.If you were sexually active before he was cured, you should have testing for hepatitis C. If the test is negative then no further testing is required.Dr. McG...
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hepc treatment caused cirrhosisMy Husband went through Pegasys / Copegus treatment in 2004-2005 at that time his liver biopsy... Read more »hemophiliac coinfected, w/hepc,aids,and PMLMy husband is a hemophiliac diagnosed in 1989 with hep.c and hiv...he contracted PML 24 months ago... Read more »
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Nigeria Orders Tests on Local Cure for HIV VirusThe legal battle between Nigerian scientist Jeremiah Abalaka and the Health Ministry over the ban on using his HIV vaccine is continuing with a directive from the Nigerian parliament ordering clinical trials of the drug. The tests are set to begin... Read more »
Colorado: Hepatitis C Awareness and Testing Campaign LaunchedHep C Connection is a new awareness and testing campaign aimed at alerting Coloradoans about hepatitis C virus, which is especially prevalent among baby boomers. Those born between 1946 and 1964 account for nearly 70 percent of HCV cases, and a new... Read more »
World Bank Warns of AIDS Increase in CameroonThe World Bank, which last month approved a $50 million fund for Cameroon's anti-AIDS efforts, announced Thursday that the HIV/AIDS infection rate in the country soared more than 20-fold in the past 10 years. According to the bank's Robert... Read more »
Personal AccountsAdd your story Personal stories in this guide Contributors People with direct experience of HIV and hepatitis coinfection, have written much of this guide. Their storie are included here, and cover dealing with a second diagnosis,... Read more »
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Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
please help i know you guess are not doctor but could youplease due some research for me ? I dont have acsess to a computer often. can you find out if 6 months test is accurate or is it 6month from time of exposure or6 month after onset of symptoms Read more » hiv and hepc
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
it has been 6 months since exposure started having diarrhea and all my lymph nodes in my breast and under arm are swollen soreness in my back. my stomach keeps burning. had ars 3 weeks after exposure lymphadenopathy but it didnt hurt but my throat was... Read more » HIV and HEP-C co-infection
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
i know this might sound like a stupid question but is it possible to pick up both HIV and HEP-C from one unprotected, penis/vaginal sexual encounter ? and if so, can this cause problems with an HIV test at 3 months ? co-infection ?thanks regards peter Read more »
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