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Viral Load Hep C Blood Work
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hep.c viral loadI do not understand if my viral load is high or not.I think my last blood test showed viral load @ 750,000. Can you send me info so I understand better what isgoing on.Thank you...
Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.
Stanford University, School of Medicine
In general HCV viral loads are about 10-20 times higher than HIV viral in the blood. Most people have a viral load > 1 million copies/mL. One commercial HCV test only goes up to 750,000 copies. Thus, anybody with a viral load greater than that...
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hep-c viral load testconvert it into million if viral load quantity is 3.83x(10)6 is it higher value... Read more »viral load hepc high or low?I have been told that the viral load was 48*10`6(48million) and that this represents a medium to... Read more »
Articles
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 »
My Fight for a Hepatitis C CureLynda Dee I thought I had dodged a bullet. I had stopped using heroin intravenously in the early '70s and tested HIV negative. My husband wasn't so lucky -- he died of complications from AIDS in 1987, two years after our son died from SIDS. I... 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 »
Guide to Hepatitis C for People Living With HIVWhat Happens to People Who Have Hepatitis C The Natural History of HCV Although hepatitis C also affects other parts of the body, your liver is the organ most affected. Your liver is an essential organ with hundreds of functions. On a daily... Read more »
Connect With Others
No longer have HepC!
Posted by heatherblue, 2 Replies
I went to my doctor today. My numbers are all amazing. CD4=701, viral load undetectable. And he says that I no longer have HepC. I have never heard of this. I am pleased, don't get me wrong. It's just kinda crazy. I was always told that it...
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Trying to deal with being + I also have Hepc
Posted by rackme, 7 Replies
I was just told Im hiv+ and Im also hepc. so I don't know when Im not feeling good which is causing the problems been getting vertigo the last couple of days. I see my shrink next week. I guess Im looking for ansures. Thanks any onfo I can get would...
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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 » Advertisement
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