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I was diagnosed to.be hbsag + in 2007 but i am asymptomatic. i started on lamivudine this year but stopped. what should i do pls, i need help.

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

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Hepatitis B: 80% of adults who get hepatitis b clear it on their own and do not have an active chronic infection. You must get a blood test to see if you have any hepatitis b virus in your blood stream. (not the antibody test you state in your question).

Answered 8/29/2013

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