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is it possible to get hepatitis through sex?

hi,i just like to know how does HCV transmitted.....i recenty get a new BF and we have unprotected sex.he said he got STD from me and we tested for HIV and HBV and both were are negative..so we have worried about HCV,what are the sympt of HCV if we got it through sex..thanks
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683231 tn?1467323017
Well thanks HH

There a just lots of lost folks out there with little information or resources. We were all uninformed about so much at one time.

I think the hamburger person was blocked all of her posts disappeared and her account appears to be blocked

:-)
Lynn
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I'm amazed how many people are using this site as if It was Dr. Sanjay Gupta's medical center.

Where are they getting the idea this is an open forum for questions concerning HIV/STDs, semen in hamburgers, etc. etc.?

I am impressed how you tirelessly continue to answer their questions in such a loving, non-judgmental manner.

Bravo Lynn!
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683231 tn?1467323017
You should check with your doctor. We here are not doctors just patients and caregivers for people with hepatitis c

What you have described is not a symptom of hep c.

If you are concerned about sexually transmitted diseases aka VD venereal disease  have you tested for the most common syphillis or gonnareah? Or possibly mononucleosis (kissing disease) that one can give you swollen glands.

Anyway for medical advice and best treatment options consulting your doctor is always your best option

Lynn
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thanks u so much..i wil get tested soon next week with my BF........
i have one more question also pls.

can HCV cause sudden weight loss with in months and can cause epitrochlear nodes?

thanks for ur reply
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1747881 tn?1546175878
How is HCV transmitted?

HCV is transmitted primarily through large or repeated percutaneous (i.e., passage through the skin) exposures to infectious blood, such as

    Injection drug use (currently the most common means of HCV transmission in the United States)
    
Receipt of donated blood, blood products, and organs (once a common means of transmission but now rare in the United States since blood screening became available in 1992)
  
Needlestick injuries in health care settings
    
Birth to an HCV-infected mother

HCV can also be spread infrequently through

Sex with an HCV-infected person (an inefficient means of transmission)
    
Sharing personal items contaminated with infectious blood, such as razors or toothbrushes (also inefficient vectors of transmission)
    
Other health care procedures that involve invasive procedures, such as injections (usually recognized in the context of outbreaks)

What are the signs and symptoms of acute HCV infection?

Persons with newly acquired HCV infection usually are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms that are unlikely to prompt a visit to a health care professional. When symptoms occur, they can include

    Fever
    Fatigue
    Dark urine
    Clay-colored stool
    Abdominal pain
    Loss of appetite
    Nausea
    Vomiting
    Joint pain
    Jaundice

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

If your worried get tested, it is the only way to know for sure
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