Please someone respond!

[jenny8575309]

Please someone answer me! Are their any people on this forum that have transmitted hep c to their partners, or who have got if from sex?  I'm starting to get scared. I know transmission from sex is low, but I just don't want to be that unlucky percentage.

[EspritLibre1]

I probably was not clear.  You date, you realize I love this person.  You both agree you want a long term relationship, marriage for example - you test for STDs.  She is HCV POSITIVE.  What happens?  You're entering a monogamous relationship - do you freely enjoy the unprotected physical part of the relationship?  Or do you say, "I've been through so much shi t, I'm out of here?"  I wonder?  I'm not asking you to really answer - it is all personal choices.   I have to say it, but I'd be afraid.  This is a living hell, Jim.  And when it is over, you just want to enjoy being disease free.  

[EspritLibre1]

Yes, Jim, I understand, but my question was very specific.  If you find yourself in monogamous relationship, with the full knowledge your significant other is HCV positive, (obviously meaning both parties having undergone the STD profile-hopefully, that's a given in relationships), would you, in fact, feel comfortable...
(Knowing the hell of what we are going through or in your case have been through), have sexual relations with total confidence?
Then.. depending on each of our answers, comes more philosophical questions... would we knowingly, not clear of the virus yet, put our non-HCV partner at a 1 to 3 percent risk?   I hate both of these questions.... don't you?

[jmjm530]

Should have read" Last thing I need in my life is another disease like an STD".  

[jmjm530]

HCV aside, enduring over a year of the treatment drugs have given me a new appreciation for living monastically, or next best, the condom :) I mean the last thing I need in my life right now is another STD, be it HIV or anything else going around. No, I think it's condoms for me unless the relationship becomes monagamous and then I'd probably want a complete and rececent STD profile. Not very romantic, but neither was my year of treatment.

-- Jim

[EspritLibre1]

well said.
I have a question for anyone, (and I ask myself this as well) - when we have completed treatment, reached SVR (hopefully), once clear 6 mnths to a yr out - If we find ourselves in a monogamous relationship and find our partner is HCV POSITIVE, will we in fact, say:

"There is no problem.  The risk factor is so low, there is absolutely no concern, I'm in a monogamous relationship."  

After our diagnosis; the agonizing decision to treat; the treatment each of us our now enduring,  confidently say, 'Yes, I feel totally comfortable in my monogamous sexual/loving relationship with my HCV POSITIVE partner."?

[jmjm530]

Meki: There have been studies and research on this - and not discounting alagirl's experience - but there has not been one proven case of sexually transmitted HCV during those tests.
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I'm sorry, but you are absolutely wrong. While sexual transmission is uncommon (not never but uncommon) with normal, monagamous sex -- high risk sexual practices is associated with HCV tramsmission because more chance of blood to blood contact. Certainly forceful rape falls well within this category.

You've been a big help here to many, but please do a little research before making such broad assertions. You can start here and then google "HCV sexual transmission" for more.

http://www.natap.org/2005/HCV/033005_02.htm