If hepatitis B is detected at premarital screening:
For individual patients, it is necessary to first determine whether there is hepatitis B activity, that is, to further check hepatitis B DNA, alpha-fetoprotein, hepatobiliary B-ultrasound, etc., to determine the infectivity The size and need for treatment; and early diagnosis and treatment to avoid further damage to the liver.
For healthy spouses, to find out whether they already have hepatitis B immunity, they can check two and a half pairs of hepatitis B quantitatively:
If the hepatitis B surface antibody is above 20, it generally means that there is immunity and will rarely be infected again;
If the hepatitis B surface antibody is less than 10, then you need to get the hepatitis B vaccine. Then review the two and a half couples, until the proof of sufficient immunity, the husband and wife can not have the same room without condoms.
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If the woman is a hepatitis B patient, closely monitor liver function and hepatitis B virus count after pregnancy, and take necessary treatment.
In addition, try to avoid contamination of the baby with maternal blood or body fluids in the way of delivery, and immediately inject enough vaccines and antibodies to ensure that the newborn will not be infected with hepatitis B.
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