Just to add to what Lisa said, let's take your husband completely out of the picture for a moment. Having Hep C still demands that you protect yourself against both A and B. You should get the vaccines and they come in a series of 3.
All our best!
JimmyK
Loopy Lisa said
Jun 1, 2016
UCHE wrote:
Thanks Lisa, I really do not have that information if he is chronic or just has the antibodies. The information I have for now is that he has had this since he was 17 . Also I just started living with him 3 weeks ago.
He needs to get another test to see if he has active Hep B and then go from there. Regardless I'd have the innoculation anyway since you have Hep C. I doubt if you have had relations for a while before moving in together that he is active, if you have come up negative. If he is carrying just the antibodies there is nothing to worry about. My husband works with a lady that had Hep B years ago, her body cleared it itself and her husband never caught it nor her daughter. my husband has no infectious disease at all. But, for peace of mind, just get it checked out with a doctor. :)
-- Edited by Loopy Lisa on Wednesday 1st of June 2016 01:41:47 PM
-- Edited by Loopy Lisa on Wednesday 1st of June 2016 01:42:07 PM
UCHE said
Jun 1, 2016
Thanks Lisa, I really do not have that information if he is chronic or just has the antibodies. The information I have for now is that he has had this since he was 17 . Also I just started living with him 3 weeks ago.
Loopy Lisa said
Jun 1, 2016
UCHE wrote:
Hello,
So is it advisable to live with a Hep B patient considering I havent taken the Vaccination for that.
Thanks
The question is, is he Hep B active, or just carrying the anti-bodies? If he just has the antibodies and not infectious right now, then you should have no worries and sensibly get innoculated regardless for Hep B and A. You haven't really stated if he is chronically infected which is actually quiet rare. If you have been a couple for a while and doing normal couple things and not become infected, why should you suddenly now?
The best advice anyone can give is to talk to your doctor, they are the best people to talk to regarding this.
Best of luck. :)
UCHE said
Jun 1, 2016
Hello,
So is it advisable to live with a Hep B patient considering I havent taken the Vaccination for that.
Thanks
wendyo said
May 31, 2016
I got vaccinated for A and B.
I carried children (twins) and did not pass HCV to them. I cannot speak about B though. My suggestion is to talk to liver doc and make sure if/when you want to have children the OB GYN is knowledgeable about HCV.
Shadowfax said
May 31, 2016
Pablito wrote:
Hi Uche
I can understand your concern as getting HBV would be a disaster for you; so have you considered getting the HBV vaccine? I had it...from memory it's 3 injections spread over time.
Pablo
Yes, definitely get vaccinated and better yet with something like twinrex so you will have immunity to A that you can pick up from a lettuce in a grocery store. Personally I contracted both B and C but it seems (so far) that the B did resolve itself but we are still watching for awhile as I just finished Harvoni for my C.
About 20 or more years ago, my wife was given B- to protect her, these new vaccinations were not available.
** You should both be inoculated against A. I asked my doctor about A a number of years ago and he was blunt and up front saying that if I contracted it, I would probably not survive it. Yes, three injections with something like Twinrex and take a load off your mind.
Take care and be well.
SF
UCHE said
May 31, 2016
Hello,
thank you for your response.
I am aware we can have children, but What I really need to know is what are the implications with having children.
Thanks
Cinnamon Girl said
May 31, 2016
Ok, so he`s probably already well informed about his Hep B.
I don`t see any reason why you wouldn`t be able to have children together, as long as you take the necessary care and consult your doctor first for advice. And I would like to encourage you both to look into getting treatment for your infections. Hep C certainly is a very treatable disease, especially nowadays.
Good luck!
UCHE said
May 31, 2016
Thank you so much for your reply. However, my husband has had his since he was 16.
Cinnamon Girl said
May 31, 2016
HI again!
Pablo makes a very good point about the HBV vaccine, which is actually recommended for everyone who is infected with Hep C.
What is your own situation regarding getting treatment for your Hep C, have you looked into that yet? And is your husband planning to get any treatment for his Hep B? I gather from what you said that neither of you have received Tx (treatment) yet.
Even with an active Hep C infection, the risk of passing the virus on to your unborn child, or passing it on while the child is growing up, is very low indeed as long as you take all reasonable precautions where blood is involved. For example, clearing up blood spills with a bleach solution, and not sharing personal items like nail scissors/clippers, or toothbrushes, etc, which may have minute traces of blood left on them.
Here`s some more information on various aspects of Hep B, and I apologise if you are already familiar with it...
http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hbv/bfaq.htm#bFAQ12
If you do decide to go ahead and have children, then I do recommend that you talk to your relevant doctors/specialists and get some professional medical advice.
Other people here may be able to chime in with more information...
UCHE said
May 31, 2016
Hi Jill,
Thank you for your response, i await the other information.
Thanks
Pablito said
May 31, 2016
Hi Uche
I can understand your concern as getting HBV would be a disaster for you; so have you considered getting the HBV vaccine? I had it...from memory it's 3 injections spread over time.
Pablo
Cinnamon Girl said
May 31, 2016
Hi Uche, welcome to the forum!
I`ll try and provide some information for you to answer your questions. In your situation these are very important questions if you want to have children together, and I hope it works out well for you both!
Firstly, as you know, the risk of transmitting Hep C through sex is extremely low, but on the other hand the risk is a lot higher for Hep B.
The risk of passing on Hep C to your unborn child is also very low, about 1 in 25. See this link for more information...
I realise I haven`t answered all your questions, I`ll look for more information...
UCHE said
May 31, 2016
Hi Pablo,
Thank you so much for your response, I think I have a good understanding about the HCV however I am more worried about the HBV considering I am already a HCV patient.
Thanks
Pablito said
May 31, 2016
Hi Uche
Welcome to the forum...it is very friendly and useful. It's nice to have a fellow G4 on here. I can answer your questions as I have faced the same issues myself and spoken to multiple doctors about it, as well as read widely on it. However, I can only answer for the hep c side of things as I am not familiar with hep b.
The bottom line is that there is a risk of transmission via unprotected sex, but the risk is very low. Studies show that transmission within monogamous relationship is super-low. I've often wondered why the studies stress monogamous relationships as I would have thought, on a mathematical level, that on a one-off basis the risk of transmission would be the same regardless if the intercourse occurred in a commitment relationship vs. a causal one, but the research does stress this.
I've been in a number of casual relationship since I contracted HCV and always wore protection. I've also been in 3 longterm relationships in that time wherein we discussed the risks and we decided not to use protection and there was no transmission. Needless to say anal sex (sorry to put it so bluntly) and sex when your partner has her period (or vice versa, if you are a woman) are to be avoided.
In terms of child birth and, again, only in relation to HCV, there is a risk of transmission but is also very low. You should inform your O&G doctor before birth. I have one son and he's fine.
Hope that helps.
Pablo
UCHE said
May 31, 2016
Hi,
I am a Hep C patient and with a type 4 Genotype, I got married to a hep B patient. I really would appreciate if my questions can be answered here.
1. What are the risk involved if we have sex without protection
2. What are the risk for my offspring
3. If we get treatments for these viruses what are still the risk for me considering I married a Hep B patient, if we eventually decide to have children what are the risk involved.
Greetings,
Just to add to what Lisa said, let's take your husband completely out of the picture for a moment. Having Hep C still demands that you protect yourself against both A and B. You should get the vaccines and they come in a series of 3.
All our best!
JimmyK
He needs to get another test to see if he has active Hep B and then go from there. Regardless I'd have the innoculation anyway since you have Hep C. I doubt if you have had relations for a while before moving in together that he is active, if you have come up negative. If he is carrying just the antibodies there is nothing to worry about. My husband works with a lady that had Hep B years ago, her body cleared it itself and her husband never caught it nor her daughter. my husband has no infectious disease at all. But, for peace of mind, just get it checked out with a doctor. :)
-- Edited by Loopy Lisa on Wednesday 1st of June 2016 01:41:47 PM
-- Edited by Loopy Lisa on Wednesday 1st of June 2016 01:42:07 PM
Thanks Lisa, I really do not have that information if he is chronic or just has the antibodies. The information I have for now is that he has had this since he was 17 . Also I just started living with him 3 weeks ago.
The question is, is he Hep B active, or just carrying the anti-bodies? If he just has the antibodies and not infectious right now, then you should have no worries and sensibly get innoculated regardless for Hep B and A. You haven't really stated if he is chronically infected which is actually quiet rare. If you have been a couple for a while and doing normal couple things and not become infected, why should you suddenly now?
The best advice anyone can give is to talk to your doctor, they are the best people to talk to regarding this.
Best of luck. :)
Hello,
So is it advisable to live with a Hep B patient considering I havent taken the Vaccination for that.
Thanks
I got vaccinated for A and B.
I carried children (twins) and did not pass HCV to them. I cannot speak about B though. My suggestion is to talk to liver doc and make sure if/when you want to have children the OB GYN is knowledgeable about HCV.
Yes, definitely get vaccinated and better yet with something like twinrex so you will have immunity to A that you can pick up from a lettuce in a grocery store. Personally I contracted both B and C but it seems (so far) that the B did resolve itself but we are still watching for awhile as I just finished Harvoni for my C.
About 20 or more years ago, my wife was given B- to protect her, these new vaccinations were not available.
** You should both be inoculated against A. I asked my doctor about A a number of years ago and he was blunt and up front saying that if I contracted it, I would probably not survive it. Yes, three injections with something like Twinrex and take a load off your mind.
Take care and be well.
SF
Hello,
thank you for your response.
I am aware we can have children, but What I really need to know is what are the implications with having children.
Thanks
Ok, so he`s probably already well informed about his Hep B.
I don`t see any reason why you wouldn`t be able to have children together, as long as you take the necessary care and consult your doctor first for advice. And I would like to encourage you both to look into getting treatment for your infections. Hep C certainly is a very treatable disease, especially nowadays.
Good luck!
HI again!
Pablo makes a very good point about the HBV vaccine, which is actually recommended for everyone who is infected with Hep C.
What is your own situation regarding getting treatment for your Hep C, have you looked into that yet? And is your husband planning to get any treatment for his Hep B? I gather from what you said that neither of you have received Tx (treatment) yet.
Even with an active Hep C infection, the risk of passing the virus on to your unborn child, or passing it on while the child is growing up, is very low indeed as long as you take all reasonable precautions where blood is involved. For example, clearing up blood spills with a bleach solution, and not sharing personal items like nail scissors/clippers, or toothbrushes, etc, which may have minute traces of blood left on them.
Here`s some more information on various aspects of Hep B, and I apologise if you are already familiar with it...
http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hbv/bfaq.htm#bFAQ12
If you do decide to go ahead and have children, then I do recommend that you talk to your relevant doctors/specialists and get some professional medical advice.
Other people here may be able to chime in with more information...
Hi Jill,
Thank you for your response, i await the other information.
Thanks
Hi Uche
I can understand your concern as getting HBV would be a disaster for you; so have you considered getting the HBV vaccine? I had it...from memory it's 3 injections spread over time.
Pablo
Hi Uche, welcome to the forum!
I`ll try and provide some information for you to answer your questions. In your situation these are very important questions if you want to have children together, and I hope it works out well for you both!
Firstly, as you know, the risk of transmitting Hep C through sex is extremely low, but on the other hand the risk is a lot higher for Hep B.
The risk of passing on Hep C to your unborn child is also very low, about 1 in 25. See this link for more information...
http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/patient/faqs/risk-to-baby.asp
Also, your baby can be inoculated soon after birth to prevent he or she from getting Hep B, if necessary. See this link...
http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HBV/PDFs/HepBPerinatal-ProtectWhenPregnant.pdf
I realise I haven`t answered all your questions, I`ll look for more information...
Hi Pablo,
Thank you so much for your response, I think I have a good understanding about the HCV however I am more worried about the HBV considering I am already a HCV patient.
Thanks
Hi Uche
Welcome to the forum...it is very friendly and useful. It's nice to have a fellow G4 on here. I can answer your questions as I have faced the same issues myself and spoken to multiple doctors about it, as well as read widely on it. However, I can only answer for the hep c side of things as I am not familiar with hep b.
The bottom line is that there is a risk of transmission via unprotected sex, but the risk is very low. Studies show that transmission within monogamous relationship is super-low. I've often wondered why the studies stress monogamous relationships as I would have thought, on a mathematical level, that on a one-off basis the risk of transmission would be the same regardless if the intercourse occurred in a commitment relationship vs. a causal one, but the research does stress this.
I've been in a number of casual relationship since I contracted HCV and always wore protection. I've also been in 3 longterm relationships in that time wherein we discussed the risks and we decided not to use protection and there was no transmission. Needless to say anal sex (sorry to put it so bluntly) and sex when your partner has her period (or vice versa, if you are a woman) are to be avoided.
In terms of child birth and, again, only in relation to HCV, there is a risk of transmission but is also very low. You should inform your O&G doctor before birth. I have one son and he's fine.
Hope that helps.
Pablo
Hi,
I am a Hep C patient and with a type 4 Genotype, I got married to a hep B patient. I really would appreciate if my questions can be answered here.
1. What are the risk involved if we have sex without protection
2. What are the risk for my offspring
3. If we get treatments for these viruses what are still the risk for me considering I married a Hep B patient, if we eventually decide to have children what are the risk involved.
I look forward to your response.