Can sexual intercourse transmit hepatitis?

　　In recent years, with the gradual understanding of the pathogenesis of viral hepatitis and the rapid advancement of biotechnology, therapeutic drugs developed in response to the principle of liver cell damage, including alpha interferon, can be said to be a major breakthrough in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B and C.

　　clinical Studies have found that the success rate of alpha interferon in chronic hepatitis B is 30% to 40%, while in chronic hepatitis C it is only about 20%. Some other antiviral drugs are being used in chronic sexually transmitted diseases patients with toxic hepatitis.

　　Regarding the sexual life of hepatitis patients, foreign medical research has also confirmed that people infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) may contain HBsAg in their saliva, semen and vaginal secretions. Couples are also likely to infect each other when they have sex. Someone did an experiment and injected semen containing HBsAg into the vagina of a gibbon. As a result, the gibbon was infected with hepatitis B. This means that sexual intercourse may be a route of infection.

　　At the same time, the domestic medical community has confirmed that hepatitis B may indeed be transmitted through sexual intercourse. Some people abroad even classify hepatitis B as "sexually transmitted." disease ”among. In view of this, hepatitis carriers should: pay attention to sexual hygiene and pay attention to sexual ethics; check for HBsAg before marriage healthy Check the required items. At the same time, the woman is HBsAg positive. Although she can get married, it is best to take contraceptive measures. If one spouse is HBsAg positive, the other spouse can be injected with hepatitis B vaccine or hepatitis B immune globulin for prevention.

　　Doctors also remind that patients with chronic hepatitis can conceive normally and the pregnancy process will not be affected. However, pregnant women with chronic hepatitis B should further check the hepatitis B virus e-antigen. If the hepatitis B e-antigen in the blood is positive, it means that the hepatitis B virus is still vigorously multiplying in the patient's body. The number of viruses is large and highly contagious, and the hepatitis B virus is likely to be transmitted to the patient. fetus。

　　Therefore, if a pregnant woman is an e-antigen-positive hepatitis B carrier, the newborn must first receive one dose of hepatitis B immunoglobulin within 24 hours of birth, and then receive three doses of hepatitis B vaccine on time to prevent baby infected.

　　In addition, regarding the life span of hepatitis patients, there are no reports to date that can confirm that the life span of chronic hepatitis B or C carriers is shorter than that of the average person, but some studies estimate that male Hepatitis B carriers have about half the chance of dying from liver-related diseases; and female Hepatitis B carriers have about a 15% chance of dying from liver-related diseases. However, if you are a "healthy carrier", your chance of developing cirrhosis or liver cancer should be lower. Therefore, once you know that you are a hepatitis B or C carrier, you must cooperate with your doctor and conduct regular follow-up examinations to understand the course of the disease.