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coping after treatment 48 weeks cleared no virus detected
do you haveto tell new partners that you have had hep c i have and both of them wont have a relationship i dont even know how i got it they think maybe it was from a tatoo i had years ago if am clear why do i have to mention it ?
I would not mention it nor would I conceal it. Always best to start a relationship out on trust and honesty. Do not lie about it. If the subject comes up, ask partner for appropriate time and place to discuss medical past.
I don't believe law requires disclosure prior to sex but you should be on a state database list. I was notified on inclusion to this list on my first diagnosis back in 2003. Scary letter but I called and they said it was routine for hospitals etc. Much like dentists wear gloves for your protection as well as yours.
I don't believe law requires disclosure prior to sex but you should be on a state database list. I was notified on inclusion to this list on my first diagnosis back in 2003. Scary letter but I called and they said it was routine for hospitals etc. Much like dentists wear gloves for your protection as well as yours.
thankyou and yes i am free from it 6mths after treatment i was clear still finding it very hard to except just dont know where it cane from x
thankyou and yes i was cleared after six mths free from treatment dont even know where it came from people have a very differnt view of this and just class you as a drug user its horrilble
By your heading you have acheived an SVR. Congrataltions treating your HCV and attaining a cure.
Like any other health problem you have had in the past and are not currently contagious (ie. flu ,a cold etc.) who you wish to tell is nothing more than unesseary conversation.
Best to you and stay well...
~Will
Like any other health problem you have had in the past and are not currently contagious (ie. flu ,a cold etc.) who you wish to tell is nothing more than unesseary conversation.
Best to you and stay well...
~Will
I agree with pooh. As long as you know you have attained svr, UND 6 months post treatment, I'm not sure there is any reason to mention it.
I am not totally sure what your status is. You said you treated for 48 weeks and cleared the virus. So it is unclear if you just finished treatment or if you finished treatment in the past and were Undetectable at 6 months after the end of treatment.
To be considered cured (Sustained Viral Response) you must be Undetectable at 6 months after the end of treatment
If you are Undetectable at 6 months after the end of treatment, you are cured. You no longer have the virus in you. Therefore, there is nothing to tell a new partner. It would be like telling a new partner you had the measles or the flu in the past. You had them, but you do not have them now. It is the same if you have attained SVR (Hep C Undetectable at 6 months after end of treatment). You no longer have active Hep C. You cannot transmit it. You do not have the disease anymore. Therefore, there really is no reason to tell anyone, including a new partner, that you had the disease in the past but are now cured.
If, on the other hand, you have not yet had the 6 month after end of treatment blood test, you do not know for sure if you are cured or not. If that is the case, you will have the 6 month after end of treatment blood test soon and then you will know if you are cured.
It is always a personal decision about whom to tell. Personally, if I still had the disease or if I was waiting for the 6 month after end of treatment result, I would tell any new partner. However, if I was cured (Undetectable at 6 months after end of treatment), I may not mention it.
To be considered cured (Sustained Viral Response) you must be Undetectable at 6 months after the end of treatment
If you are Undetectable at 6 months after the end of treatment, you are cured. You no longer have the virus in you. Therefore, there is nothing to tell a new partner. It would be like telling a new partner you had the measles or the flu in the past. You had them, but you do not have them now. It is the same if you have attained SVR (Hep C Undetectable at 6 months after end of treatment). You no longer have active Hep C. You cannot transmit it. You do not have the disease anymore. Therefore, there really is no reason to tell anyone, including a new partner, that you had the disease in the past but are now cured.
If, on the other hand, you have not yet had the 6 month after end of treatment blood test, you do not know for sure if you are cured or not. If that is the case, you will have the 6 month after end of treatment blood test soon and then you will know if you are cured.
It is always a personal decision about whom to tell. Personally, if I still had the disease or if I was waiting for the 6 month after end of treatment result, I would tell any new partner. However, if I was cured (Undetectable at 6 months after end of treatment), I may not mention it.
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