Patient's question:
My wife has hepatitis B surface antigen positive, but we really want to have a child. She is currently taking medication, which is interferon, and I don't know if this medication will have an impact on the fetus in the future.Doctor's answer:
Nowadays, hospitals are with the flexible use of lamivudine to treat hepatitis B. These Western medicines not only have long treatment courses but are also expensive, merely suppressing the virus temporarily without achieving complete negativity. The most devastating drawback is the rebound effect after stopping medication, which is even worse than before treatment, making the treatment pointless. Many experts do not recommend using it.Your condition does not interfere with pregnancy. After the child is born, vaccination with the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours can prevent infection. After the child is born, you must receive early and correct treatment to completely cure it, to avoid infecting others or further deterioration.