Found an article from the New England Journal of medicine NEJM first hit in my google search
“Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis Associated with Hepatitis C Virus Infection“
Apparently this condition is on the spectrum of known extrahepatic conditions that are associated with hep c infection in some patients.
There is an article titled “Extrahepatic manifestations of chronic hepatitis C virus infection” on ncbi.nlm.nih.
The valtrex and reduction in transmission study in the NEJM jan 1, 2004 is a terrific article to read. You can register to read it fo rfree on their website.
My infant daughter has this too. I read on NEJM that bath/hair/body products containing lavender or tea tree oil/fragrance can cause the breast buds as they have estrogenic effect. I have eliminated these recently. I would suggest you do so too.
You can read the whole valtrex and reduction in transmission study for free on the NEJM website ( jan 1, 2004 issue ). Just register there and you can read it.
Yes, 2/3's or so of the folks who transmitted the virus during the study were not remembering to take their medication at least 80% of days. Remembering to take it daily ups the odds of not transmitting to a partner even more.
I've never transmitted the virus to a partner since I"ve been on daily suppressive therapy.
The HALT-C patients in that NEJM article were enrolled between Aug '00 and Aug '04 and treated for 3.5 years. I believe that article publishes data originally reported at AASLD'07 Here's a summary of an abstract from EASL'08 reporting data collected in the COPILOT study
http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/reports/EASL_2008/Advocate%20EASL%202008%20Coverage.
This really doesn't sound like it's herpes to be honest. He should get a herpes lesion culture done though if it's been more than a few days the chances of it being negative are pretty high. The only other option is to repeat his blood test in a few months.
The valtrex and transmission study published in the NEJM in 2004 showed that in the partners who's hsv2+ partners were on suppressive therapy contracted hsv2, they were more likely to have asymptomatic infections.
Ok so approx 4 weeks ago had unprotected oral sex with two women from backpages. Received oral twice and received riming once during. Ok so freaking out right now. Became violently sick Friday night vomiting lasted most the night. Still feeling nausus slightly. Occational direah. Somewhat ache, no fever or rash at this point. Urin is darker then normal. My major concern is had SE. With my wife 5 days post. Worried about her and the possibilty of transmission to her if I was exposed.
I'm sure that anyone who has obsessed over a possible GHSV infection is familiar with the NEJM article (published in 1999) that gives data on conversion times. I'm fairly certain that that article is what Anna Wald and Terri Warren are quoting when they go forward with their own guidance around when someone should expect to build detectable antibodies.
UVL also deactivates many viruses with the assistance of the extra Vitamin D it produces within the epidermis tissue according to research discovered in the NEJM and JAMA archives. As soon as I began this regimen along with the carrot juice, (riboflavinoids - quercetin contained within and it's highly alkalizing - although wheatgrass juice would be preferred but wasn't handy), she immediately began to turn around - within 30 minutes.
Why are antibodies to HSV2 so prevalent in the western world given the results of several studies (e.g. NEJM, Jan 2004 – suggesting an approximate 5% annual transmission between discordant couples not engaging in sex during ‘outbreaks’?
3. What is your opinion on screening asymptomatic people?
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that number comes from the valtrex and reduction in transmission study done and published in the NEJM a few years back ( know it was the jan 1 issue but can't recall the date at this point ). It's the same stat quoted in the free herpes handbook by Terri Warren, our herpes expert here on medhelp too.
Another option is for her to print out the NEJM article on valtrex reducing transmission to a partner and take it to her doctor. As someone who has lived with genital herpes for most of her life, I know personally how the peace of mind of being on it can help you have a "normal" sex life as well as protect a partner! Knowing you are actively doing something to protect a partner really helps even if you aren't having noticeable recurrences.
One report that has all but convinced me is a study, reported by the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) entitled "Quality of Life After Radical Prostatectomy or Watchful Waiting" Volume 347:790-796, September 12,2002 Number 11
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/347/11/790
The entire article can be summed up in the last 2 paragraphs.
m not sure where your quote comes from, but I did check out the study from NEJM that it references. The NEJM study in no way says that up to a quarter of people with Hashi's spontaneously return to normal. In fact, in the study, only 9% of people with Hashi's even had positive thyroid stimulating blocking antibodies, and of that 9%, less than half saw their blocking antibodies go into remission.
I would have to wonder where all those people whose TRab went into remission are.
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp0904768
excerpt:
"Before 1994, herbal products were considered food additives, and their manufacturers were required to show proof of safety before marketing them. Since the passage of the DSHEA, dietary supplements are presumed to be safe and can be marketed with very little oversight.
The DSHEA presents serious obstacles to the FDA’s ability to detect and eliminate contaminated supplements.
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