hi

[shawncohen]

hi , i was with a guy and we had sex and i topped him and after we were done he told me he has hepc but doesnt have it any longer and did treatments  i guess he means undectiveble .. my question is am i at risk of getting it from him? I didn't have any sores down "there" and he said he wasnt bleeding ..i heard hep c is spread by blood to blood. Can someone give me some infomation about the hep c? I am very scared...


thx

[Trying2BSupportive]

I don't have it, but my boyfriend did (he had treatment and it is undectable now).  His doctor said it is very low 2%.  Don't have "bloody" sex...she got more graphic, but anal, while a woman is on her period, etc.  It is very low...and don't kiss if you have sores in your mouth...either of you.  That is the advice the doctor gave us and I don't have it.

[timedog]

I have to ask if you are hiv positve what are you doing having unprotected sex period! This does not seem as if it would be safe for you or your partners.

[shawncohen]

god bless, and thank you.. my prayers are with you!  ;)

[shawncohen]

hey fish, saw you saying you guys been together 25 years and had unpertive sex and he is Neg all of this .. that is a blessing i would guess and i do believe it is blood to blood.. can i ask you a question how were you infective?

thx shawn ..

[shawncohen]

hi child yes i agree i told him up front i am hiv poz and he told me he was hiv pos as well and then after sex he told me he had hep c i was really hurt and upset

[willows]

How we got infected is kind of a personal question for most of us.  When it gets down to it, how does not matter, with Hep C, most of us try to live in the now and now is really about beating the virus.  All other behaviors are personal choices and besides, there are so many of us in our 50's, the virus was unidentified and transmission could have been from surgery, blood products, dental work, razors, or nail manicures.  Some of us could go crazy trying to figure out how we contracted Hep C, but chose not to.

My energy is better spent supporting folks here, taking care of myself and my family and trying to educate myself about my virus.  Just Google Hep C and you can find enough info to read for weeks.  Good luck...education is an invaluable thing, some of us "liver geeks" have spent years studying the info available.  You have already got some great advice here, but as to how we contracted Hep C, well, for me, that was a great fear for a while, but now, it does not matter.  Hep C is not a bad curse, just a disease like any other.  Something to make the strong stronger and fighters out of most of us.  Take care
Willow

[shawncohen]

hi thx fish dock.. yes I am hiv poz and so is he ..but I am neg on hep c  now got me scared since you said being poz is a higher risk or?

[fishdoc]

I suspect people haven't answered because 1) most of us are on TX, and fridays are shot nights, and 2) this question comes up about twice a week. If you go to the archives, you will find many threads on transmission.  Or google Medhelp and sexual transmission, and you will pull up threads related.  

http://janis7hepc.com/ is a great site, with a LOT of questions answered that are routinely asked.

Your chances are less than 3% that OVERTIME you would be infected.  chances are greater if you are also HIV positive, or have rough sex.  The vast majority of us are old, and believe it or not, we still have sex, and after 25 years of marriage, my husband is c free.  Can Man has been married 28 years, and his wife is c free.  European folks seem to have a little bit higher transmission to partners, but the rate is incredibily low here.  best of luck to you, and if you are having unprotected sex, you have more to worry about than Hep C.

[shawncohen]

I noticed everyone else left comments to other people on here but didnt do the same for me.. what is up with all that.. i really need some info about my comment please<===