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hepatitis c transmission
hello..
i am in a live in relation with my boyfriend and he has been diagonosed with chronic hepatitis c .
We have been using protection since then.
but a week back he pricked himself with a sewing pin in the morning and with the same sewing pin even i got stuck later that evening as he had been careless to leave it on the table.
i guess his blood must have dried on the sewing pin.
Since then i am very worried.
i have been vaccinated for hepatitis b in the past
if i am exposed to the virus when and what kind of test should i take?
my best regards...
olfa
i am in a live in relation with my boyfriend and he has been diagonosed with chronic hepatitis c .
We have been using protection since then.
but a week back he pricked himself with a sewing pin in the morning and with the same sewing pin even i got stuck later that evening as he had been careless to leave it on the table.
i guess his blood must have dried on the sewing pin.
Since then i am very worried.
i have been vaccinated for hepatitis b in the past
if i am exposed to the virus when and what kind of test should i take?
my best regards...
olfa
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
It would surprise me if the virus can survive drying for 4 days, but because HCV is not an STD, I do not try to keep on on details of transmisison.
As the housemate and sex partner of someone with HCV, it makes sense for you to be tested from time to time. But probably not more often than once a year. Follow your partner's doctor's advice about it.
In any case, this is strictly an HIV forum, so this will have to be the last comment.
As the housemate and sex partner of someone with HCV, it makes sense for you to be tested from time to time. But probably not more often than once a year. Follow your partner's doctor's advice about it.
In any case, this is strictly an HIV forum, so this will have to be the last comment.
First of all I want to thank you for the reply.
I shall visit an hcv specialist soon.
My question is to reconfirm if hcv dies in dry blood or not contrary to the belief in my country that it can be active for upto 4 days in dry blood.
And do I actually need a hcv test.
Thanks again.
I shall visit an hcv specialist soon.
My question is to reconfirm if hcv dies in dry blood or not contrary to the belief in my country that it can be active for upto 4 days in dry blood.
And do I actually need a hcv test.
Thanks again.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Welcome to the forum.
Contrary to popular beliefs, there is no proof that the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is sexually transmitted, especially in heterosexuals. Condoms may not provide any protection; the main reason household members catch the virus is through blood exposure, not sex. And it isn't common.
There are no data on the risk of transmission for any single minor blood exposure of the kind you describe. Most likely the chance is very low; the virus dies when blood dries, so the needle probably no longer had virus that could have infected you. However, this really is an issue to be discussed with a hepatitis specialist; it isn't a topic that STD specialists can help with. My advice is that you discuss this with your boyfriend's hepatitis doctor. I suggest you accompany him on his next routine visit -- or make an appointment now, if his next visit is a long way off -- so the two of you can get expert advice at the same time.
Good luckd-- HHH, MD
Contrary to popular beliefs, there is no proof that the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is sexually transmitted, especially in heterosexuals. Condoms may not provide any protection; the main reason household members catch the virus is through blood exposure, not sex. And it isn't common.
There are no data on the risk of transmission for any single minor blood exposure of the kind you describe. Most likely the chance is very low; the virus dies when blood dries, so the needle probably no longer had virus that could have infected you. However, this really is an issue to be discussed with a hepatitis specialist; it isn't a topic that STD specialists can help with. My advice is that you discuss this with your boyfriend's hepatitis doctor. I suggest you accompany him on his next routine visit -- or make an appointment now, if his next visit is a long way off -- so the two of you can get expert advice at the same time.
Good luckd-- HHH, MD
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