Hep B - how is it possible?

[Avenee]

Hello, I'm in really weird situation. I had some tests and my blood test showed Hep B surface Ag (HBsAg) positive and Anti HBc (IgG/IgM) positive. The weird thing is that I had my vaccine when I was a child (Engerix B) and in 2008 year I had repeat of it. It seems like I have infection but for over a year I was only with my boyfriend who was tested as negative. I didn't have any recent surgery, anything really. Tomorrow I'm going to different place to test my blood again but in this moment it looks just strange for me.

[Ram1982]

OK Mercul, Thanks for your info.

[melcul]

She had a vaccine like i did, some years ago. But doesn't work for everybody . We suspect she got infected from me and developed antibodies, but we will check hbc igm to see whether is from my or vaccine

[Ram1982]

Hi melcul,

Your wife had antibodies before your marriage or she got vaccination after found that you have HBV?

[Avenee]

Do you know if you got infected before or after the vaccine? Is your wife immune then?

[melcul]

I was in the same situation as you, i don't know how i got this virus, i never had sexual relationships with anyone beside my wife, she doesn't have it. She has antibodies, i sonehow come into contact with it .

[Avenee]

I shared sometimes razors with my sister  but she also got vaccine when she was young, I didn't share toothbrush with anybody. I just really don't understand it

[melcul]

You can take hepatitis B from many sources, for example using razors or toothbrush that came into contact with someone infected. I too got vaccined and last year i discovered i have it, as you without having sexual relationships with anybody else besides my wife which doesn't have it .