Patient's question:
I would like to ask if my wife, who is 4 months pregnant, has been diagnosed with hepatitis B, can it be treated?Doctor's answer:
First, I need to tell you that hepatitis B cannot be completely cured. Moreover, the e antigen reappears in the early stages of transmission and remains present during chronic carrier status. When a mother carries the e antigen, she usually transmits hepatitis B horizontally to her newborn. However, when the mother has surface antigen but no e antigen, horizontal transmission will never occur. While antiviral treatment for hepatitis B cannot directly and completely eliminate the hepatitis B virus, it can suppress the virus to a controllable and lower level. Currently, oral antiviral drugs such as lamivudine and adefovir have been applied in clinical diagnosis and can effectively suppress the hepatitis B virus. Long-term treatment can also slow the progression of the disease.