hepetitis b

[kitesurfer]

how long are you likely to live if you have active hepetitis b virus from birth? lets say if you are 27 now and had no problems so far...

[GYMRAT]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitus_B

[kitesurfer]

GYMRAT thanks but I havent got time to read through it as I am at work. i was just wondering if anyone knew?

[GYMRAT]

seems its not necessary a death sentence!-but this is according to wikipedia and not my experience/knowledge!


more than 95% of people who become infected as adults or older children will stage a full recovery and develop protective immunity to the virus. However, only 5% of newborns that acquire the infection from their mother at birth will clear the infection. This population has a 40% lifetime risk of death from cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma. [7] Of those infected between the age of one to six, 70% will clear the infection.[8

[Velvetee]

Why won't you just send your girlfriend to see a doctor. They will be able to give her the advice and any treatment that she may need. I think you said she's in Scotland, so it can't be that difficult.

I'm 20 weks pregnant and if I had Hep B, I'd be down my surgery in a shot to find out what my options are and the risks to the foetus. Although people here can offer advice, I doubt there are many actually qualified here, to give you the answers you need.

[kitesurfer]

ya she is trying to see a doctor now velvetee but in scotland they have a wierd preoceedure to allocate you a surgery etc. if the baby gets 2 injections straight after birth it only has a 5% chance of catching it...

she is also waiting for the results regarding her hep b also.

thanks gym that read pretty well huh

[GYMRAT]

yep! good luck with everything!

[bednobs]

really? You think that sounded good???

A 40% risk of death from liver cancer or chirrohsis? dosent read all that well to me.

Also, arent you worried you may have caught this disease from unprotected sex with this girl??

[kitesurfer]

i was vaccinated agianst it

actually reading it again that really sucks man! wow i dont know what to think now. if anything happened to her I would be mortified and if she left the baby with no mother too! wow

do you think its worth the risk having the baby? I couldnt deal with an abortion though and its not an option for her too I dont think

WOW

[bednobs]

anything can happen to anybody, so no point thinking too hard about what if's really