Do women or men have different effects from the treatment ? Does one tolerate it better ?

[printze]

I am female and will be starting treatment in New Year. I there a gender differnce on the effects of treatment ?

[printze]

I don't know what treatment I will in Januraythis will be discussed with doctor , my v/l is 560,000 gt 1a , very mild inflamation . I am trying to decide what to do. I wish I could wait for newer drugs amd hopefully very soon the treatment will be 4 weeks 1 drug, and less evasive and complete cure after 4 weeks , that would be ideal.

[johnbyrnes]

it all depends on your own body,and your state of mind ,everybody experiences treatment differently,some people (the lucky ones) dont have it as bad as others,and some people it hits them hard,i do hope you are one of the lucky ones ,stay strong, think positive ,and your wishes will come true (S V R)

[halbev]

I do not know what you will be treating with ? you did not say.
I was told by Incevik nurse hot line that Women respond to treatment better then men.
Just my luck I am a male.
I am doing fine though UND at 12 weeks headed to SVR
Best of luck and be strong

[hostalavistababy]

I'm not touching this one :) but regardless of gender, threshold has a lot to do with it because everyone is different.  You can have two people experiencing the same exact side effects at the same exact time and one can tolerate it while the other cannot.