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Should I Take 'lamivudin Stada' For Hepatitis-B If Blood Test Shows HBeAG-2.85?

Hello, I am Trang Nguyen, 35 years old, weight 100 lbs, height 5'5" and have been diagnosed with HepB. I have taken medicine for 1.5 years: Lamivudin Stada 100 mg once per day. Most recent blood test shows HBeAG good at 2.85 and Anti HBe at 1.10. Must I keep taking this medicine forever? I am Vietnamese and my husband John Lyons is writing this for me. Please reply to my email address: YYYY@YYYY
Thank you.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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If you have chronic hepatitis B you should get your Hepatitis B DNA levels done. This will help to asses the response to lamivudine. The chances of the virus beveloping resistance to lamivudine are very high, to the tune of 80 % at 5 years. Your further line of treatment will be guided by your Hepatitis B DNA levels, SGOT SGPT levels, presence / absence of cirrhosis and availaibility of newer medications in Viietnam. Please consult your gastroenterologist .
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Should I Take 'lamivudin Stada' For Hepatitis-B If Blood Test Shows HBeAG-2.85?

If you have chronic hepatitis B you should get your Hepatitis B DNA levels done. This will help to asses the response to lamivudine. The chances of the virus beveloping resistance to lamivudine are very high, to the tune of 80 % at 5 years. Your further line of treatment will be guided by your Hepatitis B DNA levels, SGOT SGPT levels, presence / absence of cirrhosis and availaibility of newer medications in Viietnam. Please consult your gastroenterologist .