Concieving with a husband infected with hepatitis c.

[LIZZY_SC]

My husband has hepatitis c, we would like to have a child together and are trying to find out what the chances of our child contracting the disease. I am not infected so what would the chances be of our child contracting the disease be?

[HCA]

The chances of transmission are miniscule-almost nil!
I had HVC when my son was conceived (but did not know).Neither my son ,my ex-wife nor any former sexual partners were infected by me.
I do not know of any verified cases of sexual transmission and I have read all the studies.
I am still waiting to learn of a verified case via toothbrushes or shared razors.I believe these may be technical possibilities but don't know of any real instances.
Sharing ivdu paraphenalia is a different story though-that's how most of us became infected.

[r4c7]

I have two daughters and an ex-wife of 18 years, none have the disease.  

A book you might find of help is "Living with Hepatitis C, a Survivor's Guide", by Gregory Everson, M.D.  He covers this subject of transmission fairly extensively.  Just remember to get the most recent version because the book is continually updated.

[nygirl7]

It turned out that both I and my husband had hep (only I never knew i had it) since the early to mid 80s.  I gave birth to two children both of whom tested negative later when I found out I had it.

It's not impossible to pass it onwards however, there have been women who have given birth to hepc positive children here on the board but I've always ASSUMED that it came via the birth mother and not the father.

Just make absolutely positively sure you don't try to get pregnant while he is on treatment...........the medications will cause severe birth defects and most of us have been warned to use TWO kinds of contraceptives during treatment.

[DragonSlayer45]

I have had HCV for 20+ years and I have 5 children. None of my kids have HCV and neither does my wife. My opinion rock on baby, making them is half the fun:-). Obviously you may want to check with your Dr. but it is transmitted though blood to blood contact. Even though there is material that says there is a slight chance of sexual transmission, I have always interpreted that as meaning people who  participate in unsafe or rough sex, anal sex, etc. I am not trying to be crude but that is how I interpreted it. I supposed it possible that if your husband had blood in his semen from an infection or something you could be remotely possible to transmit it that way. In any case that would infect you not the baby. If you are in a heterosexual monagomous relationship your chances of contracting it from him are almost nil. I have since had a vasectomy and we never use protection and my wife still does not have HCV. Again my opinion is you should be OK. Have fun! I hope this helps.