I've gotten tested for hep b at my obgyn a few times. The last time my doctor said i had antibodies but a negative antigen. she said it was b/c of the vaccine. i asked her if this meant i had contact w/ the virus and she said no. so why would i all of a sudden have these antibodies? i don't get it. i never had them before.??
2007-01-02 09:24:01 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
It is standard for children to get vaccinations for Hep when they are small. You probably recieved this. Antigen is the actual virus particle in your blood. You are negative. No virus in your blood. When you were little, the doctor injected some medicine that forced your body to create antibodies, or little virus fighting particles related to white blood cells, against the virus. You are positive for these, which is good. Now, if your body comes into contact with the virus, it is already prepared to fight it so you won't become infected.
2007-01-02 09:36:49 · answer #1 · answered by wayne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What this means is the you have a healthy antibodies. You at some time have been vaccinated for it. It is a good thing. Basically, the antibodies were introduced into your body, it left a "marker" on the cell. This "marker" fits together on the cell like a puzzle peice. So, if you ever came into contact with it again, the infectous HEP antigen has no where to fit. It simply will not fit on in the puzzle, In a result, your immuned to the virus. Ok, here is the tricky part, sometimes, the antibody gets missing. A titer (which you have already had its the test to see if the antibodies are there) determines this. You may have to have a booster. Which envolves another injection, in the arm to reintroduce the antibody to your system.
To sum it up, the antibody is good, antigen is bad.
Hope this helps
2007-01-02 18:57:45 · answer #2 · answered by Igottheanswers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your body can create antibodies at any time while your sick and while your healthy to fight off bacteria and the antibodies that your doctor detected were probably fighting against your body rather than for it and the medication was to reverse that
2007-01-03 15:57:14 · answer #3 · answered by pookerz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You seem to have been immunised against it, which stays in your system to protect you against it. You are fine which is a good feeling. Stay safe though, you should protect yourself against catching it just in case your body cant fight it. Good luck
2007-01-02 21:11:58 · answer #4 · answered by phantomangel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IDK
2007-01-02 17:26:22 · answer #5 · answered by Summers Heat723 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋