Ribavirin hep c
Common Questions and Answers about Ribavirin hep c
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hi i have began treatment for hep c which is the interferon, incivek, and ribavrin. My girlfriend was already pregnant when i began treatment. we have had unprotected sex. can my sperm hurt our unborn baby. my doctor told us not to get pregnant after i start treatment but she never said anything to us about if she were to get pregnant before i started treatment. we want to know what are the chances of having my sperm affect our unborn baby.
Before I started treatment, actually before i even knew i had hep c, i went for over a year, itching every waking hour - went to derm, they had no idea and what they gave me did no good. in fact after research about it, i discovered it was a symptom of something to do with the liver .Now i am off treatment and still itch, but not all of the time.The only thing that helped me at one point was the Gold's powder. Now I use Eucerin Calming Cream. Hope this helps.
A future without hep c. I have had so many more problems because of this hep c.
I recommend that you read as much about hep c and treatment as you can. There is a very detailed UK site called hepctrust.org.uk. Read through the threads on this forum, there is a lot of information. Then you will have to decide if and when you want to treat. Just to let you know, the only way to get rid of the virus is through conventional treatment of PegInterferon and Ribavirin. There are all sorts of alternative treatments claiming they can cure Hep C, but that is incorrect.
MY FREIND JUST FOUND OUT THAT HER SON HAD SEXUAL INTERCOURSE WITH A YONG LADIES THAT CLAIMS SHE HAS HEP C SINCE SHE WAS YOUNG,AND SHES WORRIED THAT HE MIGHT GET IT(THEY HAD UNPROTECTED SEX ) SHE TOLD HIM THAT SHE IS JUST TAKING THE THE SHOTS I MYSELF HAVE HEP C AND IM TAKING REBAVIRIN AND THE SHOT MYSELF FOR ALMOST A YEAR I REALLY DONT DONT KNOW ABOUT THE YOUNG LADIE'S CASE COULD IT BE POSSIBLE THAT ALL SHE HAS TO DO IS TAKE THE SHOT AND NO REBAVIRIN..
I've been on treatment for Hep C for 11 weeks (currently viral load is 29,000; genotype 1) and I have 36 more weeks to go. My doctor has me on PegInterferon injections (l80MCG x 1 weekly) and Ribavirin (200mg 4 pills daily) and Procrit injections (2x weekly). I understand the anemia but what is causing the extreme nausea that I experience My doctor just put me on Ondansetron and it seems to be helping, so far. Doctor, can you explain in layman terms, please, what's with the nausea?
I have been on dialysis for a year now. They think the Hep C ruined my kidneys. They also found out about a year ago I have Hep C Geno 2. I have had this for many years apparently because I was given blood when I had surgeries as a child (now in my 50's). I started treatment of Interferon and Rib. last January and they ended it the beginning of Sept. I had to take reduced dosage due to side effects. My blood test all came back good..until this week- its back.
Pegasys is not used as a monotherapy in hep C patients. If he is taking it with ribavirin that would be for hepatitis C. People with pregnant partners should not use ribavirin during their partners pregnancy.
Interferon alone is sometimes used for hairy cell leukemia, kidney cancer and melanoma. It is not used for liver damage as a monotherapy since it was proven that it does not help the liver recover from damage due to any reason.
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