I have during pregnancy have found chronic hepatitis C (genotype 1B). Biochim. tests are normal (ALT - 39, AST - 32, bilirubin total. - 14,7). Can the results of PCR tests to be false positive due to pregnancy + migrated 10 years ago, hepatitis A? What is the chance to infect the baby during delivery and breast-feed for me, or better not to risk? I periodically drink Essentiale forte, Hofitol before pregnancy Kars, Leaf-52, milk thistle, does it make sense or it does not save me from cirrhosis of the future?

Respond Tatyana Stepanova, a gastroenterologist, hepatologist False positives in your case is excluded. Chance of getting the baby through the placenta depends on the amount of virus in your blood. You recommended cesarean delivery. Breast-feeding, we do not recommend. If the biochemical parameters are normal, you do not need to take liver protectors: Hofitol, milk, etc. After delivery, need to decide on the feasibility of antiviral treatment with interferon and ribavirin. Similar question: I found a recent analysis of Hepatitis C AST-13, 1 and ALT-3, 2.Sdavala blood PCR revealed genotype-2.Obyasnite that the genotype and results of AST and ALT ...