Hello,
Several weeks ago my ob/gyn tested me for STD's and my test results showed that I was positive for Hepatitis C antibodies. I am not someone who would be at risk for Hepatitis C so this result was very surprising but I do understand that it could happen to anyone. My ob/gyn has not been very helpful in the process and has made sure to tell me several times that she has never seen a positive test result (which I find hard to believe considering we live in Los Angeles). Apparently she tested my blood sample twice and each time the result was a ratio of 1.5, which I believe is rather low. I then had a Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA, Quant, with reflex to Genotyping test and learned from the ob/gyn that the results came back as "negative". I asked her if this meant that I had cleared the virus on my own and she said yes but that was all the information I could get out of her. I have an appointment with a gastroenterologist in several weeks but am feeling anxious and confused and not sure if I understand what the negative diagnosis on the RNA test truly means.
Thanks for reading,
Betty