Some of these US doctors are useless I swear!
get copies of all your labs and go find a new doctor,wish the best.
I got infected 25 years ago,I am 57 now,don't be scared,you need to find a liver specialist[hepatologist].If you are on treatment and your viral load is low,you can't get your genotype.
I see he is a gastroenterologist,I am not surprise he has no clue about Hbv.
Your health insurance must love your doctor.I am playing with my insurance right now for my first fibroscan in US,even if I have my doctor's order,they say it is experimental and don't pay,it is crazy!
I had it done in the same test with PCR DNA with Quest,I needed my doctor's order,it is expensive.I had tried couple of times to get it with no resault,finally I have it.Your doctor is very ignorant, is he indeed a hepatologist ?
This is a basic thing, i really don't know who provided him the license to treat people with hbv! So scary!
better find other doctor, that one has very poor knowledge. Treatment for hbv is not genotype dependant like for hcv but there are genotypes
Change doctors as if your doctor does not understand that very basic thing they are clueless!
Common geno types for hbv are A,B,C & D