how likely is it to pass hepititis c sexually?

Answer 1

The risk of sexual transmission is low; less than 5% among monogamous couples in a stable long term relationship. The risk increases with an increase in the number of partners one has had over time, if rough or anal sex is involved, or if there is co-infection (HIV & HCV- risk rises to 30%) . I know many couples, one of whom has HCV, and the other does not.
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Answer 2

the risk is basically about .03% and that is only due to BLOOD transmission.

hcv is blood borne. anotherwords, you would have to have an open wound somewhere and the infected person would have to be bleeding.

hcv corpuscles found in urine, seminal fluid, vaginal fluid, mucus, tears and saliva are not transferrable-that is, unless there is blood in it.

hcv in one partner in monogomous couples do not pass the virus on to their partners via sexual intercourse. instead you could get hcv if you share sharps or "household exposure" meaning, sharing a razor or toothbrush or anything that might have fresh or dried blood on it and the other person cuts or scrapes themselves with the object.
dried hcv infected blood can reconstitute when introduced to moisture. so more than likely the chance of infection happens this way.

if your concerned, talk to a specialist. hcv is not a true std because blood would have to be present.

i have never infected anyone during my "almost" life long infection. I have two healthy children and my husband does not have hcv.
my best friend doesnt have hcv and her husband has it
baseball coach has it, wife doesn't.

you should always wear protection if your not in a long term relationship out of respect to your body, but HCV does not pose a real factor in sexual relationships.

chances are you have one or more risk factors for hcv-getting your nails done, hair shaved or tattoos or sharing drugs, you could already be infected.

i might add here that there seem to be some misunderstand about hcv infections- genotypes do not change. if one person has genotype 1a and the other that is accusing the other for their hcv infection but they are a genotype 2b, chances are you already had it and were infected from something or someone. however, this is very low-but if you share the same genotype, chances are one gave it to the other.

Answer 3

Generally lower risk than many, but it would depends on factors such as type of sex (HepC is more readily transmitted with anal sex), person's health, etc. As the responder above said, however, there is still research being done to assess these risks in more detail. What is becoming apparent now though, is that it may be more readily transmitted than previously thought.

In short, it's possible, but not very likely if not anal sex.

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Answer 4

It's still debated somewhat, but the risk is extremely low or negligible. See the link below.