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Doctor insights on: Can You Get Rid Of Hep C

You can suppress it.: After liver transplant for hepatitis b, most patients will keep any remaining hepatitis b virus suppressed by taking anti-viral medications. Whereas in the1990's hepatitis b always recurred in the transplanted liver leading to eventual graft failure, today that almost never happens. This is one of the great successes in medicine and transplantation over the last 20 yrs. ...Read more

Carrier state: The fact that you have Hepatitis B chronic state means you have a chronic infection of your liver that may not resolve. It is viral which means there is no medicine like an antibiotic to clear it .We have to depend on our immune system or immune enhancers to clear it. ...Read more

Hepatitis C: Nope. Blood is screened for this infection. ...Read more

Possibly: The cdc estimates that about 20% of new cases of hepatitis c are from sex. However, the risk for any one person is low. Men who have anal sex with other men are at higher risk. People who are young, have multiple partners, or have sores like herpes or syphilis are also at risk. Heterosexual couples who have been together a while are at low risk. ...Read more

Blood borne disease: Can be transmitted in different ways. Most common are: IV drugs (sharing needles), sexually (hep b more than hep c), tattoos, blood transfusion before june 1992 (as couldn't screen for hep c), during birth (if mother unaware has hep b). Prevention is to avoid the above. In usa, vaccines given for hep b during childhood, if you never had, get it. No vaccine for hep c yet.Talk to doctor if concerned. ...Read more

Hepatitis & tattoos: If the needle and the ink are contaminated with blood from someone with hepatitis c, the answer is yes. ...Read more

No: You generally don't get rid of chronic hepatitis b, but you can keep it permanently suppressed with medications. ...Read more

Yes: Yes. If you are going to get a tattoo, not only should you purchase your own sterile needle, but you should also take your own fresh ink. ...Read more

yes: Your gyn can easily remove it, please see your gyn. ...Read more

Be more specific: I have no idea what level c throat is. Please provide symptoms and observations. ...Read more

Herpes: No. Unfortunately a herpes infection is permanent. 75% of americans have this common infection. ...Read more

Back to school: If your blood gas hepatitis c in it then you gave been infected with hepatitis c and "have it"! if you do not have a hepatitis c it is not in your blood! ...Read more

No: You have to get direct fluid/ secretion contact between the two. ...Read more

Complicated, but RX: Too complicated to get into details here. However, there are meds available to help get rid of carrier state, and lower viral count. See your doc re: your individual details of infection. ...Read more

SeriesOfShotsOnlyOnc: You need series of shots for both only once in life time according to the recommendations by CDC Hep A is given series of two shots 6 months apart Hep B is given series of 3 shots Second shot after one month and third after six months of 1st shot According to CDC both these vaccines give long term protection possibly lifelong ...Read more

Probably not: Most people recover from hpv infection on their own. I do not know of an effective treatment to "get rid of hpv". ...Read more

Best option: is to see a laser specialist. Small tattoos can be removed by excision with a scalpel. ...Read more

NO YOU CAN NOT: No you can not get HIV or Hepatitis C FROM getting tdap shot ...Read more

No: You can get hepatitis b from having sex, but not just from kissing. Aren't you vaccinated already? ...Read more

C. Diff: We don't know all the answers here, but some of the risk factors are use of antibiotics that alter the GI microbiome, often in the setting of other diseases. Avoiding un-needed antibiotics and maintaining a healthy natural flora are your best bets. Probiotics might be part of that, but not fully proven. ...Read more