Hello, I'm 25 years old. My name is Konstantin. Briefly tell your story: I have since 1991, doctors discovered Hepatitis B. Several times I was treated in the infectious diseases hospital of the city, and then passed into the observation room at the hospital dispensary. External signs of the disease I have. I would have never learned that he was sick, if not a blood test that I did when I was still in school. The reason for infection is still unknown. Since 1996 I have found, and hepatitis C. Then again I was treated (a course of treatment with interferon group - Reaferon). The course gave only a slight improvement, ie decreased only ALT and AST. Then everything went back impairment (ALT and AST were at 700 units). Status is now my normal, pain in the liver, I have never experienced. The diagnosis is - persistent viral hepatitis. B + C phase slow process, and then remission. In 2005 I had a PCR to identify hepatitis B virus was found that the gene of the virus in the blood there. Q: This means that the hepatitis B have no more? And how can this be? Was, was suddenly not in itself has become? Does the immune system cope with the virus itself? But the main questions I had before. With my girlfriend I have a serious relationship, I want to marry and have kids. But in the way of our happiness got this damned disease. I am very afraid for her that she can get, because even if the hepatitis B virus and I have no C virus is still here. I read a lot of different literature about the disease and know what medications against him yet. Now there are new medications and how physicians say they are paired with interferon yield good results (although a complete cure, I still never read), but they are expensive and many firms they speculate. So here are my important questions: whether the virus is transmitted through kissing (I did not kiss her on the lips only chmoknu her nose) and how to have children, if you have sex using a condom? That is, if I can enjoy a full sex life if she could come with me if you have sexual intercourse (without condoms), get it? And then if she gets pregnant from me, whether the child is infected with a virus? Her parents were against our relationship just because of my illness, I do not know what to do. Help advice, tell me - in more detail, what should I do? What treatment was shown to me. Thanks in advance, Konstantin. My email address I'll leave Konst_vologda@mail.ru

Respond Tatyana Stepanova, a gastroenterologist, hepatologist in viral hepatitis B + C is often the case that a virus replaces the other. If you have a carrier HBsAg, then your girlfriend need to instill the hepatitis B infection and she was not threatened. A hepatitis C virus sexually transmitted very rarely. Similar question: "... recommend you treatment you need to know the test results. : Anti-HBc ...