Hepatitis Medical Reference
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Life After a Living-Donor Liver Transplant
What can you expect after a living-donor liver transplant? Learn more about what happens after surgery.
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Who Is Most at Risk for Hepatitis C?
Certain groups are more at risk for contracting hepatitis C. Baby boomers, health care workers, and people with HIV are more at risk.
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FAQs About Living-Donor Liver Transplants
WebMD answers the most frequently asked questions about living-donor liver donation, including risks, costs, and who’s eligible.
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Pros and Cons of Living-Donor Liver Transplant
Thinking of donating part of your liver? Or are you in need of a transplant? Learn more about the risks and benefits of this life-saving surgery.
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Living-Donor Liver Surgery: What You Should Know
Are you thinking about a living-donor liver transplant? Learn more about who can donate, the evaluation process, and other things you should know.
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Breastfeeding and Hepatitis C: Is It Safe?
Can moms who have this viral infection nurse their babies? Here are the facts and things to keep in mind to protect your baby’s health.
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What Is the Incubation Period for Hepatitis C?
After you first get hepatitis C, you may not feel any symptoms. During this early phase, tests also may not pick up signs of the virus at first.
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What Is a Hepatitis C Fibrosis Score?
To deal with health problems from hepatitis C, your doctor can measure the amount of fibrosis in your liver. This measurement is called a fibrosis score. Find out how it’s created.
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Acute vs. Chronic Hepatitis C
If you have the hepatitis C virus in your blood for anywhere from a few weeks to a few months, you have “acute” hep C. After 6 months, it’s called “chronic.”
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Help for Hepatitis C Treatment Costs
Some of the most effective hepatitis C drugs come with a hefty price tag. And insurance doesn’t always cover them. Learn how you can lower out-of-pocket expenses for your hep C treatments.
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What Is the APRI Score?
The APRI score helps detect liver fibrosis for people with liver disease. Find out more about what it is, how it’s calculated, and why doctors use it instead of biopsies.
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What to Know: Hepatitis C Genotypes
Scientists call the different types of hepatitis c “genotypes.” Each hepatitis C genotype has a different type of genetic makeup that helps define it. Learn more.
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Harvoni: How It Treats Hep C
Ledipasvir-sofosbuvir (Harvoni) is one of the most effective treatments for hepatitis C. Learn about how the drug works, who can take it, its risks, side effects, cost, and more.
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What Is SVR for Hepatitis C?
Sustained virologic response (SVR) means that 12 weeks or more after you stop treatment for hepatitis C, tests can’t find the virus in your blood. Learn more about SVR and hepatitis C.
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What Is a GGT Test?
Find out more about the GGT test. Doctors use this test to help diagnose issues with your liver, like cancer and hepatitis.
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Why You Might Need a New Liver
When your liver isn't working the way it should, it affects your body in a big way. Find out about diseases that cause liver failure, and when it may be time to consider a liver transplant.
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Why Living Liver Donors Are in Demand
Find out how living donors benefit those in need of a liver transplant, from shorter recovery time to higher success rate and more.
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Living Liver Transplants: Pairing Donor and Recipient
If you want to donate part of your liver to someone who needs a transplant, the two of you must be a good match. To make sure surgery goes well for both of you, doctors look at things like blood type, body size, and age.
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How Your Liver Works
Your liver is the largest internal organ in your body -- and has a bunch of important jobs to do. Find out how it filters out toxins, helps break down the food you eat, and builds proteins that keep your body in good repair.
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Are You a Good Match to Be a Living Liver Donor?
If you want to become a living liver donor, you've made a choice that may save someone's life. But your decision to help is just the first step. The process for approval by a transplant center includes a physical exam, medical tests, mental health checks, and a lot more.
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Hepatitis C (HCV) and Viral Load
Your HCV viral load test tells you how much hepatitis C virus is in your blood. The load count will help your doctor decide on the best treatment, and measure how well it works.
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Liver Disease & Liver Problems
Liver disease (hepatic disease) is any disease that negatively affects the normal, healthy performance of the liver. Learn more about types of liver problems and their causes at WebMD.
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What Is Hepatitis D?
Learn about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment for this severe form of hepatitis that you can only get if you have hepatitis B.
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Complementary Treatments for Hepatitis C
Some people turn to complementary treatments to help relieve symptoms or because their current medicine isn't working for them. Find out whether herbal supplements could help or hurt.
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Busting Hepatitis C Myths
You may have heard stories about hepatitis C and wonder if they're true. Here are some common myths about the virus that may show you it's not as scary as you might have thought.
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