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Gastroenterology (Expert Forum)
can i have normal sex with female partener with hepatitis-B after treatmant .
Answered by
Kevin Pho, MD - Internal Medicine
KevinMD.com
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can i have normal sex with female partener with hepatitis-B after treatmant .
by briannga, May 30, 2004 12:00AM
Hi Thankyou for your help. I would like to know the following?
(1) Can i have normal sex (with out condom)after female partner with hepatitis-B is treated and how long after.?
(2) Do you know if this will effect her immigration from Vietnam
to Australia.?
(3) Is it ok to kiss, cuddle , bath, eat food she has cooked etc.?
(4) I have been told by doctor i must wait 2 months to be tested is this true.?
(5) Any complications to our sex lives to each other if we both have Hepatitis-B and get treated.
Thankyou. briannga..
P.S. Do you also send the answer email? i would appreciate it .
(1) Can i have normal sex (with out condom)after female partner with hepatitis-B is treated and how long after.?
(2) Do you know if this will effect her immigration from Vietnam
to Australia.?
(3) Is it ok to kiss, cuddle , bath, eat food she has cooked etc.?
(4) I have been told by doctor i must wait 2 months to be tested is this true.?
(5) Any complications to our sex lives to each other if we both have Hepatitis-B and get treated.
Thankyou. briannga..
P.S. Do you also send the answer email? i would appreciate it .
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Pho, MD, May 30, 2004 12:00AM
, May 30, 2004 12:00AM
To answer your questions:
1) It would depend if the hepatitis B treatment has appropriately eradicated the virus. Various blood tests can be used to determine this.
2) If the hepatitis B is appropriately treated, it should not affect immigration. However, I am not versed in Australian immigration law, so you may want to ask a local physician.
3) Sexual transmission remains the major mode of spread of HBV in developed countries. Household contacts can also transmit hepatitis B through the sharing of razors or toothbrushes. Certain practices like acupuncture, tattooing, and body piercing have also been associated with transmission of hepatitis B. HBV is not transmitted by casual contact, such as touching, hugging, or kissing unless blood-to-blood or saliva-to-blood contact is possible, eg, through a cut lip or bleeding gums.
4) A hepatitis B test is a simple blood test. The delay may be needed if there was a recent transmission, to have your body build up antibodies.
5) If the hepatitis B has been successfully treated and documented via blood tests, then there should be no adverse affects to sexual function.
Followup with your personal physician is essential.
This answer is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice - the information presented is for patient education only. Please see your personal physician for further evaluation of your individual case.
Kevin, M.D.
Medical Weblog:
kevinmd_b
1) It would depend if the hepatitis B treatment has appropriately eradicated the virus. Various blood tests can be used to determine this.
2) If the hepatitis B is appropriately treated, it should not affect immigration. However, I am not versed in Australian immigration law, so you may want to ask a local physician.
3) Sexual transmission remains the major mode of spread of HBV in developed countries. Household contacts can also transmit hepatitis B through the sharing of razors or toothbrushes. Certain practices like acupuncture, tattooing, and body piercing have also been associated with transmission of hepatitis B. HBV is not transmitted by casual contact, such as touching, hugging, or kissing unless blood-to-blood or saliva-to-blood contact is possible, eg, through a cut lip or bleeding gums.
4) A hepatitis B test is a simple blood test. The delay may be needed if there was a recent transmission, to have your body build up antibodies.
5) If the hepatitis B has been successfully treated and documented via blood tests, then there should be no adverse affects to sexual function.
Followup with your personal physician is essential.
This answer is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice - the information presented is for patient education only. Please see your personal physician for further evaluation of your individual case.
Kevin, M.D.
Medical Weblog:
kevinmd_b
