How do I stop from catching hep c from my partner?

I have asked allot of questions about hep c on yahoo answers and have found out lots of intresting stuff from qualified people. The truth is I am in love with a man I have started seeing who is newly diagnosed as hep c. He is going to see a specialist soon to start treatment. He is 36 and has prob had it for 6 years. I am worried about catching it although we know sexual transmission is low with protection and to cover cuts so on. I am also worried about losing him early to cirrhosis even though he is going to have treatment. I am 28 and we would like children. Has anybody else been in this position and could it work out okay.What is the chance of household transmission if we live together? Can he recover completely after treatment and not suffer cirrhosis?Serious answers please.

How do I stop from catching hep c from my partner?
you could try sperm washing for the children you want.use condoms no oral sex.keep cuts or grazes covered.good luck
Reply:First of all, two wrong answers. There is no vaccine for HCV. Second of all, there is no such thing as fraternal infection of HCV to an unborn child. The risk is low in maternal transmission of HCV and if the mother had hcv, c-sections prevent the HCV infection from occuring.





Stephanie:


If your still worried about the advice I as well as other qualified persons have given you, the best thing is go with your boyfriend to the liver specialist and have him explain it. I have never given anyone Hepatitis C, nor do my kids have HCV.


This is also true of millions of others when one person has hcv.





Household transmission is almost non exsistant if you take precautions with sharps. (razors, toothbrushes or any other sharp object your boyfriend might of used and accidentally cut himself).





Again, semen itself does not have active HCV virons in it. These are "corpuscles"-a part of HCV that is being flushed from the body- they are not transferrable because they are not alive.





Please seek the advice of the doctor who will be treating your boyfriend-and do not try to become pregnant while he is on medications for treatment as they can cause serious birth defects.





Good luck and HUGS!


stephanie
Reply:get the vaccine. hep c is not curable, but it can be treated. you can prevent youself from getting it by getting a vaccine. get regularly tested. the safest way to have children is artificial insemination or adoption. if he avoids alcohol he may be able to save his liver from cirrhosis. but he has to drink lots of fluids and see a doctor regularly for treatment. its great that you want to stick by his side through this. he cannot recover completely but things may become easier to deal with.