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Hello doctor!
The doctor asked me, I am infected with hepatitis B virus, can I sleep, how to prevent and avoid what? How likely is it to infect children and when to have sex? I had an ultrasound and there were no symptoms, everything was normal.
Looking forward to the doctor's advice, thank you!
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Hello,
With the question “Hepatitis B can be prevented and what to avoid? How likely is it to infect children and when to have sex? ”, the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Hepatitis B is a disease caused by the HBV virus, if the infection becomes chronic it is important to prevent and minimize damage to the liver. With proper treatment, the prognosis is usually very good. However, it is not always necessary to immediately treat with antiviral drugs, but it is necessary to monitor and test the status of the liver as well as the body so that the treatment can be most effective. Your need to do is to monitor and examine your liver periodically, limit excessive exercise, supplement nutrition and limit the consumption of substances harmful to the liver.
Regarding the prevention of hepatitis infection to your loved ones, you should take your loved ones to get vaccinated, ensure high levels of antibodies to protect the body, and at the same time avoid letting your loved ones come into contact with blood and body secretions. .
The possibility of transmission of hepatitis B virus through sex is quite high, especially when sex causes bleeding, mucosal damage or you have a high viral load, active viral status, the risk is high. infection is higher.
If you still have questions about hepatitis B you can sleep, how to prevent and what to abstain? The ability to infect your children and how to have sex, you can go to a hospital of Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
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Answered by Master, Doctor Nguyen Quoc Lan - Digestive Endoscopy Doctor - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine, Vinmec Da Nang International General Hospital
