Patient's question:
My husband got infected with the hepatitis B virus. The test results showed he is a hepatitis B carrier. However, his condition has recently become milder.Hello: Can we have sex? Does having sex transmit hepatitis B? What is the likelihood of me getting infected with hepatitis B?
Doctor's answer:
If you don't have antibodies, you are very likely to be infected. Hepatitis B is spread through blood, saliva, semen, anesthesia, mother-to-child transmission, and close contact. Hepatitis B patients must receive proper treatment to recover as soon as possible. Otherwise, if left untreated for a long time, it may further deteriorate. Chronic hepatitis B, if left untreated for a long time, may progress along the path of "hepatitis B → liver cirrhosis → liver cancer," which is what we commonly refer to as the "third stage of hepatitis B."