What is Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral disease which can cause liver inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact...
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HCV and HIV: sexual transmission
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An article from HIVPlus Magazine about sexual transmission as a vector in HIV+ people:
http://hivplusmag.com/NewsStory.as... The quick sum-up: if you're HIV+ and sexually active, it behooves you to include HCV testing as part of your regular health screening. If you're HIV+ and also have HCV genotype 1, delaying treatment may not be an option. The good news is that achieving an SVR with early treatment has a much higher chance of success than other clinical studies indicate. Anecdotally, I learned about having Hep C as a footnote to starting treatment for HIV: my liver had a cranky response to the drugs, so my doctor did a comprehensive screen and found HCV. I'm pretty sure I caught it really early, as my HCV viral load was only 19.2k when I started treatment. (Also, I'm undetectable as of week 12 of 48!) So I'm holding out hope for an SVR at the end of this. Posted on 11/06/09, 05:11 am |
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Great that you are undie! 
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Great news. Keep it up.
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thanks for the info. congrats on being virus free at 12 weeks. fantastic!
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Good news under at 12
Thank for the information
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hcv and hiv are definately cousins. i suspect theyve always been with us. neither is a death sentence nowadays and were thankful for that. good luck to you.
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Guess...I'm all freaked out here...If I have HEP C does that automatically mean I have HIV? No one has ever mentioned HIV to me, does that mean they tested and I don't have it or do I need to request to be tested?
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Brok2wings: no, it's not automatic, they're different viruses. I do recommend, though, that you educate yourself as to how HIV is transmitted and if you're at risk, go get tested!
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im almost positive that your blood has been checked for all irregularities brkwing girl. i tested poc for hcv 12 yrs ago n even then an hiv screen was done on me. there has been much progress in the tx for both and more promising meds are coming steadily. the meds arent fun but theyre working well.
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