Hep C contact

[tiffb01]

I was diagnosed with Hep C 2 months ago and I never did drugs or blood transfusion, what can be another way to contact it? I know sex is rare but could that be the only way?

[nygirl7]

You know that sexual transmission number has got to be old I am absolutely positive I read a study recently that proved that the chance was almost completely null in monogamous couples.

Sorry my brain is stuck on it.

You know meakea perhaps the paraphenalia (for lack of better word) that they use to withdrawl the blood could in fact be the culprit. I haven't given blood in years (obviously) but it seems that the chance would be better than a disposable tetanus shot syringe (although god knows nothing surprises us any more). You might be on to something.

Mystery wish we had an answer for you just know the important thing is that you know you have it so you can take care of yourself!

[Anne1717]

Certainly could be but like you we will just never know.  Ugh!  You must have been a pretty sick baby to have to have a transfusion.

[meakea]

Anne...I got to thinking...you said the only thing after your blood donation was a tetanus shot...well, what about the blood donation itself???   Makes one wonder...

[Anne1717]

lol - I can't even claim this route either !!

[nygirl7]

PS the reason i dont quite agree with this 3% via transfusion is that most people who have hep dont even know they have it yet and most are in our age group of baby boomers.....so it seems to me it would be likely since we were all around before the blood supply was in check.

That was my thinking on the subject.

[nygirl7]

I believe we always heard it was like 3% and I've never seen anyone in here who infected their partner via sex.  The doctor explained to me that the reason they said it was sexually transmittable was that in the olden days they assumed people with HCV were more ,uh, active and practiced wilder unsafe sex with multiple partners.

I had to laugh I guess that makes us all a pretty rowdy bunch huh?