Pregnancy and Hep C

[Cherry2444]

Is anyone else pregnant and hep C positive? I am having trouble finding other pregnant women who got pregnant while on ribovarin and interferon treatment? I would like to email and find other pregnant women who have hep C.

[Snookmiester]

Honestly, I would consider having an abortion.. It is not fair to bring a child into the world because you did not take the necessary precautions while undergoing tx.. The chances of MAJOR birth defects is VERY, VERY high..Not only physical, but mental as well.  
Why subject an innocent child to be a lab rat for the mear amusment of Dr's and the pharmacutical companies... That's all their interested in, a lab rat!!  
You lacked responsibility during tx, try to regain it now!

[amberank]

That sounds very risky and scary. I hope everything works out okay for you and baby. Best of luck to you. I'll say a prayer for you tonight.

[Alady1620]

This doesn't sound safe.  I'm glad you're being monitored closely.

My doc has insisted that I be on two forms of BC while on treatment.  He said he will pull me off if I get pregnant.

[amommy]

Sorry I can't help you as far as connecting you with others in the same boat.  I have never heard of anyone else who was pregnant on the ribavirin.  Stick around here though, if you need people to talk too!  It's a great group of people :) Best of luck to you.  Please keep us posted on your pg and baby!

[Cherry2444]

To all those who posted commets to me:

I got pregnant while on tx of ribavarin and interferon so my doc and me got together with Charles Rives labs who runs studies on women who get pregnant while taking ribovarin. So, my pregnancy is being closely monitored by my docs and also by the docs at the Ribivarin pregnancy registery.
I would like to connect with other women who got pregnant while on tx.
Thanks, Cherry

[amommy]

Hi!

Welcome to the forum.  I was pregnant and hep c positive but now I have a 2 year old so it has been a while!

You absolutely CANNOT get pregnant while on interferon and ribavirin.  The ribavirin, from what I understand, alters your rna while on treatment.  It takes a full 6 months after finishing treatment for all of your cells to be replaced by new cells that have not been affected by the ribavirin.  My doctor told me that even if I were to get pregant 5.5 months after stopping treatment, it would be very very bad.

Also the risk of transmitting hep c via vertical transmission (mother to child) is very low.  It is approximately 3-5% and it seems as though the higher your viral load the more likely it is to occur.  

Please post if you have any other questions!