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If your HBsAg has been positive for 6 months are more, it likely means that you have chronic HepB. In this case, your HBsAg would likely remain positive for a lifetime. You need to monitor the disease if chronic to make sure it remains "inactive" because it could reactivate and cause significant liver damage.
If your HBsAg was recently diagnosed (for less than 6 months), if could mean that you are acutely infected and are on your way of clearing the virus. If this is the case, you would likely become immuned to HepB for future purposes.