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how long shud i wait b4 getting my son tested?
i was wondering how long shud i wait b4 getting my son tested, he's 11 months old right now.
as i got diagnosed n probably infected during pregnancy. received a blood transfusion, n 2 months later i had jaundice like symptoms, hcv tests came back indeterminate, thn borderline, thn positive with low grade infection. so had my baby delivered premature (c-section), but wat worries me sick is tht during the delivery or right after it,i'm not sure, the dr somehow cut my baby's leg, the cut was around an inch in length not very deep but it bled,
as i got diagnosed n probably infected during pregnancy. received a blood transfusion, n 2 months later i had jaundice like symptoms, hcv tests came back indeterminate, thn borderline, thn positive with low grade infection. so had my baby delivered premature (c-section), but wat worries me sick is tht during the delivery or right after it,i'm not sure, the dr somehow cut my baby's leg, the cut was around an inch in length not very deep but it bled,
The chance of transmission of hepatitis C from mother to child is very low, about 5%, even when the mother has a chronic infection (HCV). It sounds like you were infected during pregnancy.
Here's an interesting excerpt from an article:
(http://www.perinatology.com/exposures/Infection/HepatitisC.htm
"Delivery and Postpartum
The risk of vertical transmission of HCV appears to be related to the level of viremia in the pregnant mother and not to the route of delivery. The virus does not appear to be transmitted when a woman's titer is < 10^6/mL or is negative [18-20]. Although Tejari et al [21] and Conte et al [22] did not find cesarean section to be protective against transmission of HCV to the neonate Gibb et al have found the HCV maternal to child (MTC) transmission rate to be reduced in patient delivered by elective cesarean[23]. The latter study has yet to be confirmed. Elective cesarean to reduce MCT transmission of HCV is not presently recommended by the Centers for Disease Control, American Academy of Pediatrics or the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)[1,7,24]. At delivery staff and the baby’s pediatrician should be notified of the mother’s hepatitis C carrier state.
Breastfeeding does not appreciably increase the risk of transmitting HCV to a neonate [21, 24-26]"
An acute infection at that time might make a difference in likelihood of transmission to your son, but I don't know what. Maybe someone else here has some info on this.
In children who are infected at (or very soon after) birth, the sponaneous clearance rate is about 30% in non transfusion cases (28% overall).
I would think that it has certainly been long enough to test your son for antibodies, but defer to the Dr. He/she may have a good reason for waiting.
I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for a negative result whenever the doctor feels is the right time.
Here's an interesting excerpt from an article:
(http://www.perinatology.com/exposures/Infection/HepatitisC.htm
"Delivery and Postpartum
The risk of vertical transmission of HCV appears to be related to the level of viremia in the pregnant mother and not to the route of delivery. The virus does not appear to be transmitted when a woman's titer is < 10^6/mL or is negative [18-20]. Although Tejari et al [21] and Conte et al [22] did not find cesarean section to be protective against transmission of HCV to the neonate Gibb et al have found the HCV maternal to child (MTC) transmission rate to be reduced in patient delivered by elective cesarean[23]. The latter study has yet to be confirmed. Elective cesarean to reduce MCT transmission of HCV is not presently recommended by the Centers for Disease Control, American Academy of Pediatrics or the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)[1,7,24]. At delivery staff and the baby’s pediatrician should be notified of the mother’s hepatitis C carrier state.
Breastfeeding does not appreciably increase the risk of transmitting HCV to a neonate [21, 24-26]"
An acute infection at that time might make a difference in likelihood of transmission to your son, but I don't know what. Maybe someone else here has some info on this.
In children who are infected at (or very soon after) birth, the sponaneous clearance rate is about 30% in non transfusion cases (28% overall).
I would think that it has certainly been long enough to test your son for antibodies, but defer to the Dr. He/she may have a good reason for waiting.
I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for a negative result whenever the doctor feels is the right time.
my son is very healthy n his height n weight is way better than his age mates.. i was told to wait till he is 18months old just hoping n praying that he comes out negative..
i have had 2 chilldren and i have hep c and my son was cut on the head during labour i was told t wait untill he was 2 lucky enough both of my chilldren dont have hepc and are both very healthy and happy i hope you have the same out come xoxoxox
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