Need more information about Hepatitis

  Hello!   I am hoping some of you might be able to help me a bit.  I have a good friend who was just diagnosed a few weeks ago with Hepatitis B.  She went in for a liver biopsy.  The results showed she has Hepatitis D.  She said D pretty much cancels out the B.  I know very little about Hepatitis and so I am trying to find out all I can since she has asked for my help in locating a second opinion doctor, trials, etc.  

   Does anyone here have B or D?  If so, what kinds of treatments are you on?  Has anyone tried any "natural" treatments?  Has anyone had a liver transplant?  Is anyone on any "trial" treatments?  ANY information you can give me will be most helpful!  Thank you in advance!!

[Andiamo1]

This is a hepatitis C forum, although there are people here that have liver transplants.  All of the trials talked about here are for Hep C.  I believe there is a separate forum for HBV.

There are people here that are knowledgeable in many aspects of all the diseases; unfortunately, I am not one of them.  I can answer questions you might have about how trials work, but not specifically anything about HBV.

[Jac567]

This is the Hepatitis Social Community if it is only for Hepatitis C then I am in the wrong community.

Dear Concerned friend.

Hepatitis D is a type of viral hepatitis caused by the hepatitis D virus (HDV), which needs the hepatitis B virus to exist. Only people who are already infected with hepatitis B can be infected with hepatitis D.

HDV Co-infection - occurs simultaneously when first infected with the hepatitis B virus.

HDV Super-infection – occurs in persons with an existing chronic hepatitis B infection.

Treatment and Management – there is really no effective treatment for HDV. For an acute HDV infection, only supportive care for symptoms can be provided. For a chronic HDV infection, some doctors may try interferon-alpha, but this may only slow disease progression. Ultimately, a liver transplant may be required. There are other forums Hepatitis B for people with Hepatitis B  and a forum for people with Hepatitis C and my understanding is that this forum is called the Hepatitis Social community, if it is only for people with Hepatitis C then I must say there is nothing to indicate this to a new person visiting!. At the end of the day Hepatitis is a nasty condition regardless of whether it is... Hepatitis A-B-C-D-E-F,  Concerned Friend you may find this web site helpful in understanding you friends condition:- http://www.anemiaglobin.com/hepatitisvirus.php