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Window period for hep c
Hello! What is the window period for anti hbc test? Is it 12 weeks? I have seen so much conflicting information about window periods for hep b and hep c...does anyone knows the official facts?
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Thank you very much for your detailed and quick answer! 12 weeks it is then...can I asume that becaouse my exposure is uprotected oral sex and hep c is rarely transmited(as I have read) even through veginal sex..that my 12 week test if negative would be good enough and I will not have to test again?
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"does anyone knows the official facts?"
Doesn't get more "official" than the CDC, for the majority 12 wks is good, however everyone is different and can take up to 6 months for antibodies to become detectable