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Is There Any Need Of Liver Biopsy If I Am Asymptomatic?
i am a 30 yr old woman with an initial HB Viral load of 1300 as at last year but it suddenly rose to 7653,i'm yet to commence the use of livolin forte and was ask to go for a liver biopsy,i'm asymptomatic and scared of the biopsy,please what is the way out?
Mon, 18 Apr 2016
Hi thanks for asking question in healthcare magic....
Noted you have positive Hepatitis b virus...
Viral load here suddenly increasing so your doctor might suspect liver failure and advised biopsy.....
Here you need to do is estimation of HBV DNA viral load , HBeag and liver enzymes.
If chronic active Hepatitis then antiviral drug can be taken.....
Meanwhile take low fat diet.
Fruits taken more....
Avoid alcohol....
Still your doctor has examined you.
So decision about biopsy individualised according to physical examination....
Take care....
Happy to help you further.....
Dr.Parth goswami
MD pathologist
Noted you have positive Hepatitis b virus...
Viral load here suddenly increasing so your doctor might suspect liver failure and advised biopsy.....
Here you need to do is estimation of HBV DNA viral load , HBeag and liver enzymes.
If chronic active Hepatitis then antiviral drug can be taken.....
Meanwhile take low fat diet.
Fruits taken more....
Avoid alcohol....
Still your doctor has examined you.
So decision about biopsy individualised according to physical examination....
Take care....
Happy to help you further.....
Dr.Parth goswami
MD pathologist
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