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Suggest Treatment For Hepatitis B Infection During Pregnancy

Hi. I am pregnant and i did the blood test about a month ago for Hepatitis B. the results came back with a small trace of it but i spoke with a specialist and she said there s nothing that can do to me right now since i m pregnant but the baby can be vaccinated when he/she is born. my question is, can i still have unprotected sex with my partner?
Mon, 11 May 2015
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Hi,
I understand your concern.
Hepatitis B treatment B treatment in pregnancy is decided by following considerations.
- Many a times disease in adulthood is self limiting & does not need any treatment- except for self care like avoid exertion/ fat free, protein restricted diet/ B complex supplements.The fetus is treated after birth as per need.
- In long standing disease-
- Assessment of viral load / - if more so as to have serous maternal liver complications,
- Stage of pregnancy. in late third trmaster with high load of virus, treatment is recommended to bring down permanet effects in baby after birth.
It seems you have a mild hepatitis infection, so the advise given is justified.
In case of doubt, a physicisn can be consulted for more specific advise.
Thanks.
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Suggest Treatment For Hepatitis B Infection During Pregnancy

Hi, I understand your concern. Hepatitis B treatment B treatment in pregnancy is decided by following considerations. - Many a times disease in adulthood is self limiting & does not need any treatment- except for self care like avoid exertion/ fat free, protein restricted diet/ B complex supplements.The fetus is treated after birth as per need. - In long standing disease- - Assessment of viral load / - if more so as to have serous maternal liver complications, - Stage of pregnancy. in late third trmaster with high load of virus, treatment is recommended to bring down permanet effects in baby after birth. It seems you have a mild hepatitis infection, so the advise given is justified. In case of doubt, a physicisn can be consulted for more specific advise. Thanks.