Should I Be Tested For Hepatitis B As My Boyfriend Has Just Been Diagnosed With It?

Posted on Sun, 2 Mar 2014

Medically reviewed by Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team

Sun, 2 Mar 2014 Answered on

Sat, 22 Mar 2014 Last reviewed on

Question : My boyfriend has just been diagnosed with Hepatitis B. Should I be tested as well -

Answered by Dr. Venkat Sivayogi (28 minutes later)

Brief Answer: yes..obviously you have to... Detailed Answer: Hello, Welcome to Healthcare Magic, Hepatitis -B will be transmitted by sexual contact , so you must have to check the status. Your serum should be checked for HbsAg first. regards, DR.VENKAT

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar