Blood Work

[Strength18]

Will a regular blood panel be able to determine HCV status or is a Hep Panel the only way of determining the status?

[springroll]

You need another hobby.  Incessently pestering people on this forum is very tiresome to everyone except you.  We don't care about your private life, what you put where or what it was wearing or not wearing, or your fears about STDs.  You are offending people very much with this game.  Please have a little consideration for people who have REAL problems.

[Trish77]

Hm.  I think "input" is what got you into this mess in the first place.

Since you already understand that HCV is transmitted blood to bloodstream, how on earth would you get HCV if you were wearing a condom?  Go get an HCV antibody test  if you just can't seem to grab ahold of that in your mind.

Here's info on effectiveness of condoms for STD's.  I actually looked it up - Googled it -  which you could have done just as easily.  

http://www.cdc.gov/condomeffectiveness/latex.htm

We're not sexual counsellors here.  We're people who either have or have had HCV. We've already put the HCV question to rest.  Beyond that, you should get yourself to an STD or sexual health clinic with your questionis on STD's.....and then consider seeing a counsellor in general.  

[Strength18]

Any input will be largely appreciated.

[Strength18]

Yea I remember it. My question then was regarding the pen which is absolutely ridiculous now that I think of it. There's no way I'm going to catch anything from a pen. What I was wondering about now was the anal sex encounters. As my post above outlines. I was just looking for reassurance as to whether condoms are 100% effective in protecting.

[willbb]

by Strength18, Apr 18, 2011 09:22PM
I got your drift and I surely won't be back.

Do you remember this......we do

[Strength18]

Do condoms protect 100% from HCV given that it doesn't rip?

Also in terms of transmission, how does hcv compare to HIV? From my understanding it's blood to blood but what I'm referring to is, of the two infections, which one is more difficult to become infected with?

[Strength18]

No its not the pen thing. I had my answer from you guys and from medical experts as well both said there was no risk, so, I accepted that.

I'm referring to my previous exposures. I had about 12 encounters with prostitutes involving anal sex. I used a condom every time, and I have been tested for STDs including HIV and everything has come back negative. The only tests I haven't had are for Hepatitis (A,B, & C). And I was asking about the blood work done because I thought it might include hcv screening, but since it doesn't I will ask my doctor this Thursday to give me a Hep panel.

[FlGuy]

Is this the pen sticking in your leg thing? If you mean a CBC (complete blood count) as a regular blood panel, no you can't determine HCV from that.   An HCV antibody test would be a good start.