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Worried about hep. 90 days ago sexual touching with venezuelan csw in spain. unwell with nausea, fatigue, sweats at night and pain right side of back. had surgery (not related) bloods 171 alt but this dropped to 40 now 3 weeks later. could be hep bc?

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Dr. Andrew Seibert answered

Specializes in Gastroenterology

It is unlikely, but certainly possible that this could be related to viral hepatitis, but the only way to know for sure would be to do blood testing to look for the antibodies to hepatitis B. Your primary care doctor or a G.I. doctor would be able to easily arrange that. Good luck.

Answered 6/3/2023

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