Can patients with minor positive hepatitis B have children?

Patient's question:

I was diagnosed with hepatitis B two years ago, it was the type. At that time, I had just gotten married. After discovering this condition, I didn't dare to have children because it is said that the disease can be transmitted to the child. However, after treating it for so long, it hasn't healed on its own. Moreover, as I am getting older, I really want to have a child.

Doctor's answer:

Simply having a positive "Hepatitis B surface antigen" (HBSAg), also known as "minor triple positive," where the three indicators—HBSAg, "Hepatitis B" e antibody, and "Hepatitis B" core antibody—are positive, but the "Hepatitis B" virus deoxyribonucleic acid (HBV-DNA) is negative—proves that the virus in the body is in a stable state. Patients with minor triple positive hepatitis can have children. Pregnant women with minor triple positive hepatitis can start receiving one dose of high-efficiency hepatitis B immune globulin monthly from the 7th month of pregnancy. After the child is born, they should receive one dose of high-efficiency hepatitis B immune globulin within 24 hours, followed by the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine 1–2 weeks later. Subsequently, the vaccination should be administered at 1 and 6 months intervals, achieving a protection rate as high as 97.13%, with a good effect.

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