[Hepblog]Love safely this Valentine's Day

StephenW

Please be sure to love safely this Valentine’s Day.  Are you living with HBV or hoping to avoid living with HBV? HBV is a vaccine preventable disease that is effectively transmitted sexually. If you are not infected with HBV, why not get vaccinated and protect yourself for life? The HBV vaccine is a safe and effective, 3 shot series. If you think you might be in a high risk group for HBV, talk to your doctor about first being screened for HBV before being vaccinated.If you already have HBV, the vaccine won’t protect you. You need to talk to your doctor about your HBV status and whether or not you would benefit from treatment at this time (Not everyone needs treatment, but you need blood work interpreted by an HBV knowledgeable doctor to be sure).
Show the love by protecting yourself and your sexual partners by wearing a condom. They protect the mouth, vagina or rectum from infected semen if used consistently and correctly.  Keep in mind that the riskiest sexual activity is unprotected receptive anal intercourse. This is because the lining of the rectum is very thin and more likely to bleed leading to the possibility of infection with blood borne pathogens like HBV, HCV and HIV, along with other sexually transmitted diseases. Receptive vaginal intercourse is the next highest risk. Although the lining of the vagina is stronger than the rectum, inflammation, infection, or microscopic scrapes make the vagina vulnerable to unprotected intercourse. The likelihood of blood borne pathogen transmission with oral sex is least risky, but that is because the risk of blood contact is much lower. However, any kind of intimate sharing of bodily fluids presents some degree of risk of transmitting blood borne pathogens like HBV, HCV and HIV, and may effectively transmit other sexually transmitted diseases.
It’s important if you’re living with HBV, not living with HBV, or not quite sure of your infectious disease status. If you are living with HBV, properly wearing a condom keeps you safe from becoming co-infected with another infectious disease. No one wants a co-infection.  It complicated and dangerous for your health.  If you do not have HBV, then avoid getting an infection by you or your partner wearing a condom. HBV is vaccine preventable, but HCV, HIV and other STDs are not vaccine preventable. Considering the health and safety of yourself and your sexual partners is paramount. You may not know what they have, and they may not know what you have. Why take the risk? Love safely, get vaccinated against HBV, and wear a condom consistently and correctly. “Share affection, not infection”.

StephenW

请务必安全地爱这个情人节。你在生活与HBV或希望避免与HBV的生活吗？ HBV是一种性传播得到有效的疫苗可预防疾病。如果你没有感染乙肝病毒，为什么不接种疫苗，并保护自己的生活呢？乙肝疫苗是一种安全，有效，3 shot系列。如果你认为你可能是在为乙肝病毒的高危险群，谈谈你的医生首先被筛选乙型肝炎病毒前预防接种。

如果你已经有乙肝病毒，疫苗不会保护你。你需要跟你的医生你的乙​​肝病毒状态，您是否会在这个时候（不是每个人都需要治疗，但你需要血液的工作由乙型肝炎病毒知识渊博的医生，以确保解释）从治疗中获益。

显示戴安全套，保护自己和你的性伴侣的爱。他们保护口腔，阴道或直肠感染者的精液，如果坚持正确使用。请记住，最危险的性活动是无保护的肛交。这是因为直肠内壁是非常薄，更容易出血导致感染的可能性，连同其他性病，如乙型肝炎，丙型肝炎病毒和艾滋病毒的血液传播病原体。接受阴道性交是未来的风险最高。虽然阴道内壁是强于直肠，炎症，感染，或微观擦伤，使房事阴道脆弱。血源性病原体的传播与口​​交的可能性是风险最小的，但是，这是因为血液接触的风险是低得多。然而，任何体液的亲密共享，提出了一些传输，如乙型肝炎，丙型肝炎和艾滋病毒的血液传播病原体的风险程度，可以有效地传输其他性传播疾病。

这一点很重要，如果你与HBV的生活，不是生活，乙肝病毒，或者不太确定您的传染性疾病状态。如果你是乙肝病毒的生活，正确地戴安全套，让你成为与其他传染病共同感染的安全。没有人愿意共同感染。它复杂和危险，为了您的健康。如果你没有乙肝，那么你或你的伴侣戴安全套，避免感染。乙肝疫苗可预防的，但丙型肝炎病毒，艾滋病毒和其他性病的疫苗可预防。考虑到你和你的性伴的健康和安全是至关重要的。你可能不知道他们有什么，他们可能不知道你有什么。为什么冒这个风险？爱安全，对乙肝疫苗，并坚持正确戴避孕套。 “共享亲情，不感染”。

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