Patient's question:
I have had hepatitis B for a long time since I was a child, and it is likely to be inherited from my grandparents. Under the conditions when I was a child, how could I have been treated? My husband has antibodies, and now we want to get pregnant, but we are afraid that it will be inherited to the child. So, I want to understand the issue of hepatitis B patients having children?Doctor's answer:
You are a patient with chronic hepatitis B (HBV) genotype C. You can consider getting pregnant when your condition is relatively stable, meaning your viral load in the body is low, and you have transformed into a patient with chronic hepatitis B genotype A or genotype D. After you conceive, you should receive the hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) during the last three months of pregnancy. This can have a blocking effect, preventing the transmission of the virus to your child. After the child is born, they should also receive the hepatitis B vaccine.