Need your help

Posted by Bob on June 19, 1999 at 14:52:03
Hi Doctor,
First of all, I was so glad to have found this Forum page.
I have a few questions to consult you.
In 1992, my girlfriend went for a medical checkup and found out that she has contacted Hepatitis B. At first she was sad about it but has learned to accept the facts after all these years.
However till now, she is still not very clear about how serious is her condition.
Below are her latest biochemistry test results on her blood sample done on 09 June 98.
GENERAL CHEMISTRY
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Total Protein   : 76 g/L
Albumin         : 42 g/L
Globulin        : 34 g/L
A/G Ratio       : 1.2
Bilirubin Total : 10.6 umol/L
Bilirubin Dir   : 0.1 umol/L
Bilirubin Ind   : 10.5 umol/L
Alk Phosphatase : 82 U/L
SGOT            : 28 U/L
SGPT            : 06 U/L
TUMOUR MARKER STUDIES
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Alpha Fetoprot  : 3.1 ug/L
VIRAL STUDIES
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HBsAg   : Reactive
HBsAb   : Non Reac
HAV IgG : Non Reac
HBeAg   : Non Reac
HBeAb   : Reactive
Q1. Can you help me to analyse her condition base on the above test result ? Will her condition get worse ? Will she transmit the virus to others ?
Q2. Can her condition gets better/improve as times goes by ?
Will the result of the viral studies change as time goes by ?  
Q3. Is there any medical treatment that you can recommend in order for her to get better ?
Q4. If I have taken the Hepatitis B vaccination, can we get married ( have sexual relationship )? What are the chances of the Hepatitis virus being transmitted in the above scenario ?
Q5. If we have children, will the child get the virus ? What are the chances of the child getting the virus ?  
I know I have posted quite an amount of questions for you to answer. However all these are questions which I have doubts in and I have a hard time looking for a correct answer. I would very much appreciate your help if you could help me to answer those questions.

Thanks.
    

Posted by HFHSM.D.-D.M. on June 27, 1999 at 21:30:32
Dear Bob:
I appreciate your questions and your concerns.  I

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