She was hcv positive

[Needofexpertadvise]

Ok so I had unprotected sex with a women on her period someone I've known a while and a couple weeks later she tells me she just found out she has hcv.. Got tested hiv, hcv, all stds negative.    Got tested 38 days post hiv and hcv ... Got liver function test and antibody test hcv 46 days Alt was 17. ...its a infectious disease doctor and she only wants to do antibody test as she says it's not a normal means of transmission well iam reading to much stuff on the Internet.... Now hiv is 4th generation and hcv is ab test....would alt be elevated by now... Ik antibodys take some time but thankfully I've been negative I have one more hiv and hcv test June 22 and doc said that would be conclusive.  It will be 80 days post..some input on my test results and alt please??

[flyinlynn]

We are not doctors or medical workers of any kind you best and first choice for medical advice and diagnosis is your doctor as opposed to the Internet.

The purpose of this forum is for patients and their caregivers suffering with the effects hepatitis c,  liver disease, and related medical treatment to come together for support and advice.

If you want a diagnosis for, or probability of, a given activity causing you to catch an illness, or advice on how best to avoid getting various illnesses or diseases

SEE YOUR DOCTOR

[flyinlynn]

No

[Needofexpertadvise]

I am the one who posted. Just trying to get some advise as the women I slept with found out recently she has hcv and I slept with her on her period ik gross ... I got tested 46 days post negative hcv ab.  Negative hiv 4th generation..... Alt was 17....    Would alt be elevated by this time?

[SurfsideGal]

Need and Nervous, with all due respect, neither of your statements are correct. Sharing needles does not take longer for a person to develop antibodies. For HCV the average time is 11 weeks, but to be conclusive the antibody test at 6 months is standard of care no matter how you were exposed. Nervous, symptoms have NOTHING to do with when one develops antibodies. I am simply amazed at the ignorance of some physicians 25 years in to this epidemic.

[nervousguy2015]

If you started experiencing symptoms early on means ur body reacted early creating antibodies.They say 6 months because no many people never get symptoms

[Needofexpertadvise]

Thank you for your insight , much appreciated and you guys are deffinitly right about protection!! June 22nd will be 80 days post and the infectious disease doctor told me it will be the last test I need that's 11 weeks 3 days for the hcv/hiv antibody tests. She said the HIV is pretty close to conclusive using the 4th generation at 5 weeks 3 days.. Does this time frame make sense as some say 6 months. The doctor said if it was sharing a needle or needle stick it would be 6 months but sexual 3 months. Is it different window period or is it just because I don't do drugs so it shows up faster?Also what's about the average time antibodys as I think I fit that category.  Thanks so much everyone

[hcvhelp]

Everything will be fine, but for you not to have reason to be concerned in the future, do not have unprotected sex with stranger girls

[flyinlynn]

HCV is not generally considered to be a sexually transmitted illness when looking at long term managomous couples.

For everyone not in a long term committed relationship you should always use barrier protection for all sexual encounters.

Respect yourself and respect your partner by practicing safe sex. There are  STD's out there to worry about that transmit more efficiently than hep c

[SurfsideGal]

It is difficult to answer your question as most people are unaware they are infected in the acute stage. And, one third of hep C patients never have elevated Alt and AST....but that is in chronic stage.

[Needofexpertadvise]

So as far as alt results what do you guys think??? Is it usually high during acute... Wish I can just have pcr but it's not protocol testing procedure as alt is normal... Again as far as alt qould it be higher???

[Needofexpertadvise]

Do you guys think my alt would be higher then 17 at 7 weeks post??? I've had vey itchy skin at night that comes and goes..had a rash on both arms that was classified as allergic reaction that has simured down with steroid cream..Do these sound like symptoms at all or is my liver function panel somewhat reassuring the only thing high was ALG that was 5.1...... So antibodys negative and alt 17 at 46 days post.    Would that suggest good outcome to this exposure??

[hepcandme]

I think you are worrying too much about this. There's lots of other stuff to read on the internet

[SurfsideGal]

I don't believe the antibody test for HCV is conclusive at 80 days. Six months would be the best time to be assured you are negative. What would be conclusive is a viral load test called HCV/RNA by PCR. That test looks for actual virus instead of just the antibodies and is usually conclusive around 3 weeks post exposure.

[Needofexpertadvise]

Iam a male who had regular sex with female some input on my tests so far please??