Hi @Nass,
This is the normal wobble in HBsAg levels seen in patients on NUC therapy. Most patients do not experience any additional HBsAg decline from the small initial declines typically observed in the first year of therapy. Of course it would be nice to see continued decline but the very small changes you have on hand (1442 vs 1661) do not indicate anything troubling - its just the limitation of NUC therapy.
Thanks… I was expecting decrease since I am on NUC almost a yr…thanks always and happy new yr…
Hello:
Hoping some one can let me what they think about these results. I donated blood in august 2023 that had a false poisitive result on HBsag. then I donated in October with no positive results. Then in December I got another false positive and I am concerned I have hepatitis or alcoholic hepatitis? The 2 positive results were for
HbsAg by EIA positive
HDsAg by confirmatory negative
Anti-HBc by EIA (IgG plus IgM negative
HBV NAT for hepatitis B negative.
Same result for both positives.
What the heck is going on with this??? Help!
Dear @Tommytula,
Welcome to the forum and thanks for sharing your story.
I’m sorry to hear about your experiences. It’s not clear what is causing the false positives, but it is not likely at all that having another sort of hepatitis (e.g. alcoholic hepatitis) would make you test positive for HBsAg. I have heard anecdotally that having a vaccination series can make you test positive for HBsAg (because this is what the HBV vaccine is composed of), but does not at all denote that you are infected or have any liver issues.
To know if you have a liver disease of some sort, it would be useful to know your liver function test results.
Hope this helps.
Thomas
Hello,
Liver blood tests all where green with only Globulin being 2.0 being the only outlier. I did also take a hep C test that came out negative and just took a Hep B surface ab immunity which was low- les than 5mIU/mL. interesting thing is in 2019-2020 i took the 3 part Hep A/B vaccination at walmart… guess that did not work.
Hi @Tommytula,
People with low HBsAg (even after a vaccine course) are usually recommended to get boosters to get their anti-HBs to protective levels. Perhaps this is something that you can do and have the peace of mind that you would be protected from HBV in the future.
Thomas
With his hbsag quantification of 15,000, is it possible for him to sero-convert within six months?
Did my blood test yesterday and below are my results. Kindly help and interpret and give guidance where necessary. Thanks in advance
Dear @Opa,
This does not provide much data on your Hep B status, but it does show that you have have high cholesterol and your amylase levels (a marker of pancreatic injury) are quite elevated. This is generally not caused by Hepatitis B, so it is a bit outside the expertise of this forum. It is best that you get information from your doctor to determine what could be causing this elevation and what the next steps are.
Hope this helps,
Thomas
please help me to interpret my test results here.
note still have not started any medication.
thank you
Dear @lemlem,
These test results are consistent with someone with chronic HBV infection in the HBeAg-negative phase (which is generally linked with low levels of HBV in the blood).
Hope this helps,
Thomas
Good every one my name is jay I just did a full blood test and I was diagnosed of hep b chronic I’m so scared right now I don’t know what to do I live in Ireland but the have giving an appointment to see a specialist on the 5th of march I’m scared right now and my family is back in Nigeria I’m scared of them as well because I feel I have also exposure my wife and son to this I planned a beautiful family but this now as taken away my joy I don’t know what do I glad I found this platform I need advice because I’m scared of my family losing them and even my self anytime I see my son picture I just want to end my life this my test result below can some one explain this to me I’m so tired
HBsAg(Architect) positive
Anti-HCV(Architect) negative
T.pallidum Total (Architect) negative
HCV Ag(Architect) negative
Anti-HBe(Architect) positive
HBeAg(Architect) negative
Anti-HBc lgM (Architect) negative
Anti-Hbc total positive
Anti-HDV total (liaison)negative
Please can some explain this to me my heart is so heavy I feel my life counting by the day
Dear @Jay,
Welcome to the forum and thanks for sharing your story with us. I’m sorry to hear that it has been so hard on you, but rest assured that you are not alone and many people on this forum have been through the same situation.
As others have mentioned, there is no need to wear the guilt of this. Most people with Hep B have had it for their entire lives without knowing. The good thing is that you know about it and can do something proactive about it. I understand that this diagnosis is hard on you at the moment, but it does get better over time.
Regarding your lab results, these are consistent with a chronic hep B infection. HBeAg-negative and anti-HBe positive are indicators of low risk of transmission and generally line up with lower disease progression.
To be completely sure, you will need some follow-up tests including a liver function test (which will check your ALT levels, a marker of current liver inflammation); fibroscan (which is a painless abdominal test and measures any damage to your liver built up from the past); and HBV DNA test (a measure of how much virus is in your blood and will help determine if you need treatment as well as your risk of onward transmission).
Hope this helps,
Thomas
Hey all thanks for accepting me into the group! My question is cause I’m all confused. In 2021 I tested positive for Hep b core ab IGG and IGM nothing else. Then went got retested 2 weeks later with different doctor only IGG was positive I’ve attached below all bloodwork from 2021 and then in 2024 I brought it up to the doctor again and they retested but only retested the core ab and if I was immune and the Viral load. why didn’t they check the surface antigen etc like 2021? I don’t know I’m so confused if someone could please Help id really appreciate it. I also have Crohn’s disease and on immunosuppressive infusions (I know not good for this) if it’s what I think. But they monitor my liver enzymes often since blood is constantly drawn and they have always been perfect only once was it ever borderline still within range but just at the top of the healthy range. So since I’m confused if someone could please look at these and interpret for me? Also The note from The second doctor saying concerned bout false positive was the one that retested the first photos r the first tests from another doctor after those are his that he redid about 2 weeks after those other ones came in. Never heard back from the guy though which messed me up I’m assuming for almost 3 years now. But all photos r in date order oldest to newest.
July 1st 2021
Hep B core AB IGM reactive,
Hep B core ab IGG Reactive.
Hep b surface antigen non reactive,
surface antibody non reactive.
Hep be ag non reactive,
hep be ab non reactive.
July 19th 2021 met with different doctor these are his notes before he retested what does it mean?Assessment/Plan:
Log 10 HBV IU/mL Unable to calculate result since non-nuberic result obtained for component test. Test information:
The reportable range for this assay is 10 IV/mL to 1 billion IU/mL.
Hep B surface Antibody Qual : non reactive
HepBsaG screen negative
Hep be Ag Negative
Hep Be AB negative
Hep b core AB. Tot positive
Hep b core Ab IgM Negative
Why did IgM go away so quick from july first to the 19th?
November 2021 unrelated MRI I had done for an unrelated reason months after 2021’s positive test. They labeled it fatty liver to be exact the report says “There are some loss of relative signal intensity on out of phase imaging of the hepatic
parenchyma compared to in phase imaging compatible with some fatty infiltration of the
liver. No enhancing hepatic lesion is identified.
The portal and hepatic veins are patent.” Consistent with Fatty liver. could that be confused with Hep issues on liver or Hep b cause the fatty liver? Or is it just fatty liver and unrelated to Hep B ?
Now 2024 results
hepatitis B core AB total reactive
Hep b surface antibody non reactive
Hep b surface ab immunity :<5 not immune
Also 2024. Hep b virus DNA IU/mL :not detected
Hep b virus DNA Log IU/mL : not detected.
Why didn’t the doctor check surface antigen envelope stuff etc like last time?
So my main questions are
what kind of damage could have been done from 2021-2024? I have an ultrasound next week.
Is this chronic? Because I know they say IGG could just mean a resolved infection? But I never developed the surface antibodies.
Do I have to disclose this to sexual partners is this contagious based off these results?
And basically what are we looking at as far as life expectancy I know we could never know for sure for anyone what that is but based off the assessment of these results and me on immunosuppressant infusions inflectra to be exact. What kind of life are we looking at?
Thanks in advance I know it’s a lot just trying to get some answers and be prepared.
In my opinions about your limited HBV profile results in 2024, I think that there may be explained by the following reasons.
1 your laboratory tests showed Anti HBs negative , Anti HBc positive, HBV DNA not detected . But you don’t have HBsAg result, 1.1 if your HBsAg was negative , you may be in isolated AntiHBc positive status which mean that your antiHBsAg negative could be from waning of immunity after a long time and if you get vaccinated with 1dose of HBV vaccination,it will boost your immunity or you were occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) status but it look less likely because your HBV DNA was not detected.
1.2 if your HBsAg was positive, you maybe CHB disease and immune control but most patients had detected HBV DNA or you have HCV coinfection which can suppress HBV replication, so HBV DNA can’t be detected.
Thanks for the response this is all so confusing can’t wait to talk to my doctor to get some answers. Just so confused as to why they didn’t test the Surface antigen this time.
Hi @Michaelmike223,
Thanks for your question. On the issue of not getting a test for HBsAg, it is possible that it might have been confirmed previously that you do not have hepatitis B which was the case according to your 2 results from July 2021 (HBsAg were both negative). It also shows you do not have antibodies in your 2021 test either (both test for HBsAb were negative as well). I get your point about all this being confusing and the best person to help you understand this all is your provider. Reach out to this provider if you are able to and he or she can walk you through all these test results and what they mean.
It is possible that they think your fatty liver is from hepatitis B, but based on the results you shared you do not have hepatitis B. Fatty liver can happen with or without this virus. I hope this helps. Thanks, bansah1
Hi @Michaelmike223,
Welcome to the forum and thanks for sharing your story. It definitely is not a standard pattern of serology that is reported, but there are several papers talking about “isolated HBcAb positivity”, which is what this looks like.
My understanding is that there is no consensus in how to treat people with this pattern or if they are at higher risk of liver disease. There are some suggested treatment models, where people with this pattern should be vaccinated: Patients With Isolated Hepatitis B Core Antibody: Has the Time Come to Vaccinate? | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic. Indeed, some studies show that this approach successfully induces protective anti-HBs antibody levels in the majority of people (90% after 3 vaccine doses, The Response of Isolated Anti-HBc Positive Subjects to Recombinant Hepatitis B Vaccine - ScienceDirect).
To answer your question about transmission, given your undetectable HBV DNA levels, there is negligible risk of transmission in every situation outside of donating blood (even then, the risk may be small).
Hope this helps,
Thomas
Hello @Michaelmike223
I am not a doctor or health professional, but I have lived experience hepatitis B 40 years.
I can’t answer all your questions, except the fatty liver, maybe. I have fatty liver , it’s a first world problem from diet, mostly.
Can you see your doctor and ask him the questions you have?
I’m thinking MAYBE, because I’m not a health professional, you may have had the virus but didn’t become chronic. You cleared the virus.
A professional will answer your questions more factual soon.
Welcome to the group
@ThomasTu @john.tavis @HealthExperts
