Use Of Aids Medication With Interferon To Treat Hepatitis C

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EMBARAZO Y HEPATITISC

HOLA DOCTOR : A MI ESPOSO HACE 2 AOS LE DIAGNOSTICARON HEPATITIS C HIZO EL TRATAMIENTO CON INTERFERON Y RIVABIRINA . EL TRATAMIENTO YA SE TERMINO HACE UN AO Y QUEREMOS SABER SI PODEMOS TENER UN BEBE Y EL RIESGO QUE CORREMOS. QUE ES LO...

Response from Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, M.D.

Fundacion Gatroenterologia De Diego

Si su esposo completo el tratamiento hace 12 meses,no hay ningun problema siempre y cuando que Ud. sea negativa.Ya no hay efecto en su esposo de la ribavirina,que pueda ser perjudicial al feto.Mujeres positivas pueden trasmitir el virus al dar a luz... Read more »

How to cure HepatitisC1a ?

I am 67 and contactedHepC when I was 62 out of a hospital stay. I am in a small catagories, tht I... Read more »

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Peg-Intron and Procrit

My wife is being treated for Hepatitis-C with Peg-Intron and Ribovarin. Her Platelete count is low,... Read more »

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