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Hi I am 41 recently went to doctor for my Ed problems to whom I talked about my hepatitis b that I am taking treatment from other doctor .doctor said leave aside it Ed first go for it hep b cure. But now it is many years I am taking medicines .I took disoproxil fumarate entecavir .lamvir liv52 but till date the virus has not shown to decrease when tests were done .recently heard that there is no medical cure for this disease .should I try the herbal unani or Ayurveda way also should I know what a sexologists course of action for treatment of sex problems would be when a person has such a disease .are there sexual medicines which can be given without harming s person with hep b disease. kindly advice as I have no desire or erections for sex like I used to have when I was 15 years old .though my testosterone levels are fine kindly advice thanks.

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MD - Homeopathy

Homeopath•Aurangabad
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It is natural for a man to feel erection when he is sexually aroused. The muscles, nerves, hormones and blood vessels all work together and maintain an erection. If a man is unable to obtain and maintain erection of penis during sexual activity if a man has difficulty in getting firm or erection or is unable to maintain an erection during the sexual penetration, he is most likely has a condition called Erectile dysfunction. It is normal for a man not to be able to achieve erection on some occasi...more
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Homeopath•Chennai
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Homeopathy is known to work to the immunological level, and has proven its efficacy in the treatment of a wide range of viral infections. With homeopathic medicines, the cases of Hepatitis B are better controlled, the process of cirrhosis is well kept under check and symptomatic relief is also obtained very well. Homeopathic treatment can also help in delaying the complications of Hepatitis B (such as cirrhosis and liver cancer) as far as possible. It may also be noted that the treatment for chr...more
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C.S.C, D.C.H, M.B.B.S

Cardiologist•Alappuzha
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Hepatitis B is a liver infection caused by a virus (called the hepatitis B virus, or HBV). It can be serious and there's no cure, but the good news is it's easy to prevent. You can protect yourself by getting the hepatitis B vaccine and having safer sex. Treatment for chronic hepatitis B may include Antiviral medications. Several antiviral medications — including entecavir (Baraclude), tenofovir (Viread), lamivudine (Epivir), adefovir (Hepsera) and telbivudine (Tyzeka) — can help fight the virus...more
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Asked for male, 31 years old from Kolkata
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General Physician•Nashik
Treatments include:
Antiviral medications. Several antiviral medications — including lamivudine (Epivir), adefovir (Hepsera), telbivudine (Tyzeka) and entecavir (Baraclude) — can help fight the virus and slow its ability to damage your liver. ...
Interferon alfa-2b (Intron A). ...
Liver transplant.
Asked for male, 27 years old from Patna
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General Physician•Nashik
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The natural course of chronic hepatitis B progresses through three stages: immune tolerance, active disease, and a late phase with reduced viral replication
Approximately 25 per cent of patients with chronic hepatitis B will develop cirrhosis, causing permanent and serious liver damage.
Chronic carriers of HBV are far more likely to develop hepatocellularcarcinoma than non-carriers
The course of hepatitis B is determined by many factors, including immune response, host genetic factor...more
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General Physician•Mumbai
Chronic HBV infection as is attributed to your condition has the potency of complications like Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), Cirrhosis of liver. Or. Liver failure.
In general, for HBeAg-positive patients with evidence of chronic HBV disease, treatment is advised when the HBV DNA level is at or above, 2, 000 IU/mL) and when serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is elevated for 3-6 months.
Risk factors for progression of chronic HBV include the following:
Persistently elevated levels ...more
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Internal Medicine Specialist•Mumbai
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Hepatitis B and C are considered the world s chronic viral hepatitis which kills a huge number of people every year. Even though it accounts for massive suffering as well as early death, it could only attract relatively less national and international attention. While the deaths caused by tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/AIDS have reduced to a great extent since the early 2000s, deaths stemming from hepatitis B and C are rising at a fast pace. It kills around 1 million people across the world.
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