Re: doctor who has knowledge on hepatitis b
From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:49:33 -0600 (CST)
Were you ever vaccinated against hepatitis? As long antigen is negative
don't worry.
At Thu, 14 Nov 2002, marie wrote:
>
>I got an initial test and it came back
>sAG negative
>Igm core antibody positive
>
>I then got these results
>sAG -
>total core antibody -
>e antigen -
>e antibody -
>s Antibody -
>
>I wanted a repeat of the Igm is why I got the second test but they
>didn't do one. I had a baby 7 weeks ago and they didn't do a sAg test
>before delivery but I assume they did one at the beginning of my
>pregnancy. What could these results mean? Any possible way I am not
>infected or is it possible that everything is just negative besides Igm.
>I see a specialist before long but I've been ate up about this for weeks
>and can't wait another couple of weeks for some type of explanation.
>Thanks
>
>--
>marie
>
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Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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