Anyone in the med field or who knows about vaccines please...?

Question

I just found out that my ex boyfriend that I havent slept with in 2 yrs has hep b and has had it for 10 yrs. i am vaccinated and i have been tested for that and every other std. my hep b test is always a negative antigen. my question is is since i slept with someone who has hep b, is the virus just sitting in my body and when my vaccine runs out, will it attack me and i will get it? or does the vaccine kill the virus on the spot?? help im really scared. i just got tested again last week and it came out negative, but will it suddenly turn positive in 10 or 20 yrs?? help i'm scared!!

Answer 1

What do you mean he has had it for 10 yrs? You mean had it and now is has been confirmed as an asymptomatic carrier? If you have had the full Hep B series in the last 10 years and you show up as negative when tested, you are fine, especially if you haven't even had sex with him for two years!

First of all, hepatitis isn't as contagious as you think just having regular heterosexual sex. Yes, it is sexually transmitted but it's not like catching a cold. Just as dangerous is sharing things like toothbrushes, razors, personal items. Second of all, Hep B is not like Hep C where it is a chronic infection. Usually the person is infected, the disease runs it's course and it's over, just like a flu. You wouldn't worry about him having the flu ten years ago and giving it to you, would you?

However, there are a few individuals who will be asymptomatic carriers (as I said above) and can transmit Hep B to others, but this is uncommon (only about 5-10% of the people who get Hep B).

Thirdly, to ease your mind - I have cared for several moms who are Hbag+ (Hep B positive) and their babies are given the first Hep B vaccine and an immunoglobulin at birth. After that the babies are asymptomatic, finish the Hep B series and test negative - and that is a mother/child transmission! As long as the babies get the first shots within 12 hrs of birth and get the full series the moms can even breastfeed! So don't worry, you are fine.

Answer 2

do not trust the antivaccination kooks who purchase into scare approaches and junk technology. Hepatitis B is a extreme ailment with some scary consequences. you are able to die from the an infection itself, or improve liver failure or maybe liver maximum cancers later. The vaccine is secure sufficient to receive to newborns in the health center for goodness sakes! Vaccines like a number of drugs has some probability and some will be allergic, besides the undeniable fact that the negative aspects are very small and reduce than the negative aspects of the ailment. I actually have worked in health care and characteristic had a number of classes of the HepB vaccine because I actually have a medical difficulty that makes arising antibodies confusing. (maximum persons in trouble-free terms want one procedure 3 injections given over a six month era.) i have not in any respect had a issue with the vaccine besides the undeniable fact that some people would have gentle flu-like indications. Hepatitis is a very contagious virus and could be stuck from a scratchn on your epidermis if uncovered to contaminated fluids. it is way more beneficial contagious than HIV and considering we've a highly solid vaccine it is smart to stay away from it. in the adventure that your corporation is paying it is going to forestall about $one hundred. difficulty a lot more beneficial about the ailment than the prevention. (through the way, Hep B would properly be sexually transmitted to boot.)

Answer 3

No, it will not. The vaccine is protective - it prevents the virus from taking hold. It is not lying dormant waiting for your immune system to weaken.

If you have not done so already, I would inform your primary care physician of this just so s/he is aware and perhaps order additional tests to be sure you not affected.