Patient's question:
Hepatitis B, pregnant for more than 4 months, the doctor ordered a hepatitis B viral nucleic acid quantification test, result: measured value: 1.31E+004, unit: IU/ml, the indication is an upward arrowDoctor's answer:
Your condition is positive for, meaning you are a carrier of the hepatitis B virus. Currently, treatment is not necessary. After your child is born, administering the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours can prevent infection. After your child is born, it is essential to receive early and proper treatment to achieve a complete cure, in order to prevent the spread of the virus to others or further deterioration. With prolonged hepatitis B infection, the disease can progress along the path of "hepatitis B → cirrhosis → liver cancer," which is commonly referred to as the "third stage of hepatitis B." Hepatitis B is difficult to self-cure because the vast majority of patients have immune tolerance and do not produce an automatic immune response to the hepatitis B virus (HBV), leading to the persistence of the disease.