What Is The Risk Of Hepatitis After Unprotected Oral Sex?

Posted on Tue, 23 Sep 2014

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Question : Would acute hepatitis A,B, and C be found in a hepatitis panel by 4 months? Test were hbsag, hcvab, and havigm all were negative. My exposer was I received unprotected oral.

Answered by Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
The test you had are the best screening tests

Detailed Answer:
Hi there, Thanks for coming to HealthCareMagic. The HbsAg, HCVab and HaVigM are immunological tests that work by testing for the immune systems reaction against the virus. If there is a negative result.. it means that the immune system hasn't had any contact with the virus and the exposure did not result in any kind of infection.

So you are in good shape there my friend. You're free from Hepatitis of ANY kind.

Vinay

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

Follow up: Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj (2 hours later)

Well thats great news! Ok my follow up is, should hpv be a concer for this incident? I was tested for all other stds at 4 monthsall negative minus hsv1 which i had as a child. So not concerned about anything else.

Answered by Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj (38 hours later)

Brief Answer:
HPV is everywhere, you are probably colonized

Detailed Answer:
Hi there, HPV is a pretty common virus and you've probably been colonized. Especially if you have a regular sex life. For men, there aren't really any risks to being colonized. But for your potential partners, it can be worrisome for Cervical Cancer. You may want to look into getting the HPV vaccine to minimize this risk to your partner.

Vinay

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