Hep C and oral sex?

[HopeForTheBest123]

Hello everybody! I would like to ask if there is a risk to contract hep c by having(giving and recieving) uprotected oral sex with a woman.Is oral sex a prooved way of infection for Hep c? and one more...is a 12 weeks negative test conclusive? Thank you in advance for your time!

[HopeForTheBest123]

Thank you very much your the information! My concern is over oral sex only,but i guess that there is not ''only'' in those matters.I am going to test anyway but what you said eased my mind a lot!

[virt111]

The risk is reduced for monogamous couples, in terms of contracting HCV through sexual intercourse. But I've been with my wife for over 30 years, infected the whole while, and we've enjoyed a robust sexual relationship.  She is negative.

[HopeForTheBest123]

I understand now.I think that hep c is not to taken lightly so I will have antibody test at 12 weeks and at 6 months again. My exposure was uprotected giving and recieving oral sex.From the information you have gave me I can conclude that this is a low risk situation.

[hrsepwrguy]

12 wks is good for the majority, however everyone is different and it can take up to 6 months for antibodies to appear, if you are not comfortable with the 12 wk test result and don't want to wait 6 months then have a HCV RNA by PCR test ran, it is conclusive at 3 weeks

[HopeForTheBest123]

Thank you for the quick reply. I didnt fully understand the 4-10 weeks part,does it mean that antibodies can be detected starting from 4 weeks and can be coclusive at 6 moths? Or 4-10 weeks its just the average time of seroconversion for hep c?

[hrsepwrguy]

"I would like to ask if there is a risk to contract hep c by having(giving and recieving) uprotected oral sex with a woman.Is oral sex a prooved way of infection for Hep c?"  

Hepatitis C Risk – The Hepatitis C virus can also cause chronic liver disease with a potential for being fatal. Transmitted via blood-to-blood contact, this illness is harder to acquire from sexual contact. While there is little evidence proving Hepatitis C acquisition through oral sex, a theoretical risk exists if there is any blood present in the giver or receiver. Thus, a risk of transmitting Hepatitis C via cunnilingus, fellatio or analingus exists if there is any menstrual blood, bleeding gums, a throat infection, cold sores, canker sores, genital warts, hemorrhoids or any other breaks in the skin in any involved body structure – vagina, clitoris, labia, penis, testicles, anus, perineum, lips, tongue or anywhere else on the genitalia or inside the mouth.

Experts believe that viral hepatitis is more likely to be transmitted if either the positive or the negative partner has another STD, especially one that causes sores or lesions. Thus, suspicious symptoms should always be checked by a doctor before engaging in oral sex.

http://www.hepatitiscentral.com/mt/archives/2009/10/can_you_get_vir.html

"is a 12 weeks negative test conclusive?"

How soon after exposure to HCV can anti-HCV be detected?

HCV infection can be detected by anti-HCV screening tests (enzyme immunoassay) 4–10 weeks after infection. Anti-HCV can be detected in >97% of persons by 6 months after exposure.
How soon after exposure to HCV can HCV RNA be detected by PCR?

HCV RNA appears in blood and can be detected as early as 2–3 weeks after infection.

http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HCV/HCVfaq.htm#c5