Sexual intercourse:
Whether hepatitis C can be transmitted through sexual activity is controversial.[57] While there is an association between high-risk sexual activity and hepatitis C, and multiple sexual partners are a risk factor for hepatitis C, there is no conclusive evidence that hepatitis C can be transmitted by sexual activity, since people who report transmission with sex as their only risk factor may actually have used drugs but denied it.The majority of evidence supports there being no risk for heterosexual couples with only one sexual partner.[57] Sexual practices that involve higher levels of trauma to the anogenital mucosa, such as anal penetrative sex, or that occur when there is a concurrent sexually transmitted infection, including HIV or genital ulceration, do present a risk.[57] The United States Department of Veterans Affairs recommends condom use to prevent hepatitis C transmission in those with multiple partners, but not those in relationships that involve only a single partner.[5
A former regular texted me out of blue and informed me that she was back in the area. The last I had heard was that she was going " home" and taking some time off. (I hadn't seen her since late last summer).
She also informed me that she has been diagnosed with Hep C. She has not begun any treatment as of the time of those texts. She said she wanted to schedule a date with me but I told her I was kind of/sort of taking a bit of time off due to lingering minor back injury (mostly the truth).
How many of you guys would still see a provider if you knew she had Hep C?
Thanks
D.
Give her credit for being honest.. And I wouldn't want to advocate for not seeing a girl out of ignorance. She is honest and obviously can have safe meetings with her.
I don't know its a tough one. I wouldn't accept an apt if I was told he has hep c. But if you really like her it can be done safely.
Sounds like you are turned off by that and not trying to come off as judgmental to her. If that's the case, don't feel bad if that is the reason
F..k that!
I don't know its a tough one. I wouldn't accept an apt if I was told he has hep c. But if you really like her it can be done safely.
Sounds like you are turned off by that and not trying to come off as judgmental to her. If that's the case, don't feel bad if that is the reason.
...rare that it is transmitted through sexual intercourse if the proper precautions are taken. So in that way it is similar to HIV. And like HIV, there is no cure yet for Hep C.
But if a provider was HIV positive, I wouldn't take the chance and see her. The same would have to be true for someone who has Hep C.
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It is very rare. Typically it happens to folks who share needles. My ex was diagnosed with Hep C. Turns out she dabbled with heroin when she was a teenager. Went to my doc who said not to worry as there is almost no chance of it being transmitted sexually. Asked for the test anyway and it came back neg. I wouls book a lady with Hep C using the usual precautions.
Usually, Hep C is curable, but the treatment is expensive. Nevertheless, it's preferable to avoid the infection using appropriate precautions; put the "Hazmat" suit on your weenie before entering the abyss.
She also informed me that she has been diagnosed with Hep C. She has not begun any treatment as of the time of those texts. She said she wanted to schedule a date with me but I told her I was kind of/sort of taking a bit of time off due to lingering minor back injury (mostly the truth).
How many of you guys would still see a provider if you knew she had Hep C?
Thanks
D.
Bwahahahahaha funniest post EVER !!!
Have her google him (along with "hep c", or you get pages of Frank Lloyd Wright ) - he got Hep C in 1979 after his backhoe hydraulics failed and the machine crushed his legs. He had quite a journey: they didn't even have a Hep C designation until 1990 and the doctors kept accusing him of being an alcoholic due to his liver panels. He tried interferon, but it only helped 15% of those who took it ( they don't tell you that ) while it causes permanent damage to your central nervous system. Lloyd searched high and low and educated himself and developed a protocol that renders him hep c free ( there is no marker for the virus in his blood ). He speaks out against the latest Bug Pharma "cures", as well as interferon and he has several people who can attest to the help he has given them. How do I know all this? I had a friend who worked for him for a while and met him a few times and read his book.
Frank Lloyd Wright died in 1959 at the age of 91!
...a noted architect himself but he is also not the guy referred to in the post above. It's just coincidentally some guy named Lloyd Wright who got Hep C way back when and wrote a book about his travails.
Sexual intercourse:
Whether hepatitis C can be transmitted through sexual activity is controversial.[57] While there is an association between high-risk sexual activity and hepatitis C, and multiple sexual partners are a risk factor for hepatitis C, there is no conclusive evidence that hepatitis C can be transmitted by sexual activity, since people who report transmission with sex as their only risk factor may actually have used drugs but denied it.
The majority of evidence supports there being no risk for heterosexual couples with only one sexual partner.[57] Sexual practices that involve higher levels of trauma to the anogenital mucosa, such as anal penetrative sex, or that occur when there is a concurrent sexually transmitted infection, including HIV or genital ulceration, do present a risk.[57] The United States Department of Veterans Affairs recommends condom use to prevent hepatitis C transmission in those with multiple partners, but not those in relationships that involve only a single partner.[5
Just want to let everybody know that there has been significant advance for Hepatitis C treatment in recent years. "No cure for Hep C" is a history now. With the new medications, majority of the hepatitis C patients can be cured within a few months with little side effects. There are still new drugs undergoing clinical trials with promising cure rate of >95% for the most common genotype 1 disease. However, the treatment can be quite expensive. In contrast, there is still no good treatment for hepatitis B, but we have effective hepatitis B vaccine.
Despite the breakthrough of hepatitis C treatment, I would not recommend to see her because she has Hepatitis C.
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I need to specify something from my earlier post. She is not ignoring the fact that has been recently diagnosed. I think I stated that differently. As certain ins companies do, they are stalling whether they will cover the medication (very, very expensive) or not.
Thanks for the responses
D.
If she can not afford it, you can let her know that she might be able to receive the treatment in India with very low cost for the same medications. I am not sure if there is any regulation to treat foreign patients in India. It's very sad that the treatment is there and patients can't get it because it's too expensive.
Thanks for the responses
D.
She also informed me that she has been diagnosed with Hep C. She has not begun any treatment as of the time of those texts. She said she wanted to schedule a date with me but I told her I was kind of/sort of taking a bit of time off due to lingering minor back injury (mostly the truth).
How many of you guys would still see a provider if you knew she had Hep C?
Thanks
D.
From the internet:
"There are four new drugs approved to treat hepatitis C: Sovaldi and Harvoni, made by Gilead Sciences; Viekira Pak, made by AbbVie; and Daklinza, made by Bristol-Myers Squibb. The cost for Sovaldi is $84,000 for a standard 12-week course of treatment, which breaks down to about $1,000 for each pill, taken daily."
There were many articles about Sovaldi when it first came out, with many discussing both its benefits and how it had the potential to financially overwhelm Medicaid and other health care providers who service high HepC populatiosn. Current estimates are that there are around 2.7 million people in the US with Hep C, and if each cost Sovaldi, the cost would be $226 Billion dollars. Faced with this number I wouldn't be surprised if access to these drugs is limited somehow. That said, if it was me, I would still try my best to get them