hep testing

[5ateya]

Hi all,

I drawn blood today for hep a,b,c testing.
I am doing this because I had a sexual encounter more 2 months ago.
Please answer my questions:
1) is this appropriate time to test?
2) I had hep a,b vaccine will this interfere with the results? I remembered this after the test.

Thanks in advance.

[5ateya]

Thank you cajim
I will be traveling soon for months so this is it for me now and will test again when I come back
thank u for ur support

[5ateya]

Negative for a b and c

[5ateya]

Thanks
will post my results

[cajim]

So, sorry for repeating myself, a vaccination from 1.5 years should protect me from contracting hep a, b from the incident 2 months ago or not?

--Yes.

Can this vaccine produce false positive in today's test?

--Don't think so.

[5ateya]

Thank you for your information.

I actualy had the vaccines  a long long time ago. Tested and was found -ve and vaccinated at the same day.

My today's test is after maybe 1.5 years since I have been vaccinated.

I just wanted to be sure I told the story correctly.

So, sorry for repeating myself, a vaccination from 1.5 years should protect me from contracting hep a, b from the incident 2 months ago or not?

Can this vaccine produce false positive in today's test?

[cajim]

So if the window period is up to 3 months then these tests are completly useless or is it somehow indicative?

--We are not sure.

will this protect me hep a,b?

--Hard to say, because of the window.

can this produce false positives for today's test?

--More likely false negatives.

[5ateya]

Thank you for your prompt answer.

So if the window period is up to 3 months then these tests are completly useless or is it somehow indicative?

Before taking hep a,b vaccines I was tested at the time and was -ve then I was vaccinated. so, will this protect me hep a,b? can this produce false positives for today's test?

[cajim]

1) is this appropriate time to test?

--The window period is up to 3 months.

2) I had hep a,b vaccine will this interfere with the results? I remembered this after the test.

--The test reports your status at the time of test, regardless of the effects of vaccination.  In general, if you already have the virus, the vaccination will be ineffective; if you don't have the virus yet, it may help.