Can a hep c positive person transmit their diease thru unsafe sex?!
Question: well, hcv is not considered a true STD because hcv can only be transmitted through blood to blood cross contamination.
this is why they list sexual intercourse as route of transmission in about .06%.
rough or anal sex might cause a higher risk because there is more chance for blood to enter the bloodstream of the other.
remember: blood to blood only!
if your in a long term relationship, doctors say theres no reason why one should wear a condom as most couples in long term relationships only have one partner infected.
there is more a chance via household exposure, ie, sharing a toothbrush (gums tend to bleed) and razors.
CDC does NOT explain why some think they got hcv via sexual intercourse. There has to be BLOOD in the semen or a woman on her period and ONE has to have an OPEN WOUND.
Answers: well, hcv is not considered a true STD because hcv can only be transmitted through blood to blood cross contamination.
this is why they list sexual intercourse as route of transmission in about .06%.
rough or anal sex might cause a higher risk because there is more chance for blood to enter the bloodstream of the other.
remember: blood to blood only!
if your in a long term relationship, doctors say theres no reason why one should wear a condom as most couples in long term relationships only have one partner infected.
there is more a chance via household exposure, ie, sharing a toothbrush (gums tend to bleed) and razors.
CDC does NOT explain why some think they got hcv via sexual intercourse. There has to be BLOOD in the semen or a woman on her period and ONE has to have an OPEN WOUND.
Yes, HCV is transmitted mainly by blood-to-blood contact, although it may be transmitted through unsafe sex.
When you say unsafe do you mean without a condom or do you mean rough/bloody?
Hep C is spread through blood to blood contact only. The only way to contract Hepatitis C during sex is if blood is involved.
You won't get Hep C through sex just by not using a condom because there must be direct blood to blood contact to transmit the disease.
Stephanie is 100% correct.
EDIT: I just wanted to add something. My mom got Hep C from a blood transfusion in the 1960's. She has been married to my dad for 35 years. That is 35 years of unprotected sex and he has never contracted it from her. I got Hep C from my mom when I was born and I have been with my husband for 6 years. That is 6 years of unprotected sex and he has never contracted Hep C from me. Both my father and my husband are tested yearly.
My family is very close-knit. Meaning that we are all in daily contact with each other. In all the years that both my mom and I have had Hepatitis C, no one else in my family has ever contracted the disease from us. Contrary to what Elmer seems to believe, it is not that easy to catch Hep C. Of course it is easy to get from an infected needle or razor with blood on it. It is easy to get from a blood transfusion and possible to get from mother to child during birth. But is is absolutely not that easy to get through sex or close daily contact.
Don't get me wrong, I am not saying that you should go around sleeping with people without condoms. Obviously you should wear a condom if having sex with a person that you are not committed to. Duh! It is always wise to practice safe sex. But if you are in a committed relationship with a person who has Hep C, it is not necessary to use a condom because you cannot get Hep C without direct blood contact.
There MUST be DIRECT blood to blood contact for transmission to occur. Infected blood must get into your BLOODSTREAM for you to get Hep C.
Absolutely. HCV is actually more stable than HIV outside of a host. Very small tissue tears usually occur during intercourse (anal as well). HCV is unfortunately, far more communicable than some here think. Consider this. A drop of HCV+ serum, splashed onto an eyelid (mucus membrane), is enough to infect that person.
I advise you to look this up @the CDC's website. The risk assessed for sexual transmission is low. BUT...Do you really want to take the chance that both of your gums aren't bleeding just enough for transmission to occur? Do you really want to tempt fate regarding skintears w/o a condom? Choose wisely.
The short answer is yes.
In June 2002, the U.S. government's National Institutes of Health issued a consensus statement by an independent panel of clinicians, researchers and community groups with expert knowledge of HCV. For the first time, they added sexual transmission to the list of exposure risks for HCV. Although they continued to say that the risk was extremely low for heterosexual monogamous couples, they added that "HCV-infected individuals with multiple sexual partners or in short-term relationships should be advised to use condoms to prevent transmission of HCV and other sexually transmitted diseases."
We don't know everything about the sexual transmission of HCV. There has definitely been cases where HCV has been transmitted sexually. The number of cases has been relatively small, but it has happened. And, it seems that the numbers of cases of sexually transmitted HCV is on the rise.
There is evidence that it is more likely amongst those who are coinfected with HIV (We know that coinfected individuals tend to have a higher HCV viral load which could easily account for the increased risk of transmission --- this also could explain the increased risk of mother to child transmission among the coinfected)
Anyone who says it can't be transmitted through sex is wrong. It can. It has. But, to be fair, there have been a relatively small number of cases. More research needs tobe done.