I have a few questions about being an inactive Hep B carrier:

[ThomasTu]

Dear @Anon2023,

@Anon2023

• I saw some talk about Hep B Carriers and and link to infertility for men. Anyone have any specific and reliable stats surrounding this? Any other men here who are carriers themselves who have easily had children, or was it a struggle?

This has been addressed this in other threads: Having children and Hepatitis B - #69 by ThomasTu

@Anon2023

• If you’re an inactive carrier and have a low / undectable viral load, does this equate to less of a chance for liver cancer/disease/etc.?

Yes! People with low inflammation and low/undetectable viral loads have lower chances of progression to liver cancer and liver disease.

@Anon2023

My current status for my Hep B readings is below. Is there a chance that either of the “Reactive” results could become non-reactive (not in terms of future advancements in Hep B cures but simply where we stand today, is it possible that either of those reactives may one day become non-reactive? How about the opposite, is it possible that my non-reactive may one day become reactive?).
->Hepatitis B Core AG IgM: non-reactive
->Hepatitis B Surface Antigen II: Reactive
->Hepatitis B Core Total: Reactive

Hep B Surface antigen can turn from reactive to non-reactive in a small number of patients (~1% per year).

@Anon2023

Edit: Also, I was told I’m an inactive carrier. But if by my results it seems I’m an Active carrier and not an inactive like I believed I was, please do let me know

Activity is based on inflammation. If your ALT levels are persistently normal, then it is accurate that you are classed as an “inactive carrier”

Cheers,
Thomas