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Does Conceiving After Being Treated For Hepatitis C Result In Deformed Child?

hi , i contracted hep c over a year ago from a tattoo and had a full years treatment of interfierion and also ribviron , i cleared it after 12 weeks inclusiding anti bodys but still had full treatment ive been off it for over a month , thing is it stopped my period and now i had it back last month for full week normal and am due it it now , basicaly me and my bfirend had sex he didnt fully .. just pre come i think its called basicaly this happened three times, he didnt tell me about the pree come so thought i was ok , i am religious so dont belive in abortion , (hypoctit sex beofore marridge but we are going to be) any way i left it to late and now need to know if iam (chances are small but g-d wil prob punish me for sinning lol) then will the baby be deformed and what should i do please help as i feel very upset by this thank u M                                                                  
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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HI,
I understand your concern.
Hepatitis C when left untreated. is known to cause cirrhosis liver after many years of infection & such untreated hepatitis can affect fetal development..
But fortunately you were sufficiently treated to take the infection out of your system. I don't think you need to be stressed about fetal abnormality. Still routine pregnancy check ups/ special tests for excluding fetal anomaly are needful First thing is to tell your treating doctor about your infection.. so taht he would be careful while treating you.
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Does Conceiving After Being Treated For Hepatitis C Result In Deformed Child?

HI, I understand your concern. Hepatitis C when left untreated. is known to cause cirrhosis liver after many years of infection & such untreated hepatitis can affect fetal development.. But fortunately you were sufficiently treated to take the infection out of your system. I don t think you need to be stressed about fetal abnormality. Still routine pregnancy check ups/ special tests for excluding fetal anomaly are needful First thing is to tell your treating doctor about your infection.. so taht he would be careful while treating you. Thanks.