Ms A consulted me with her husband. Ms A is now 16 weeks pregnant. As a father myself, I can sense their excitement. But they consulted me for a specific purpose. Ms A is a hepatitis B carrier. She probably got it from her mum, who is also a hep B carrier. As a matter of fact, according to a study performed about 20 years ago, 4% of Singaporeans were hepatitis B carrier. The carrier status dropped to 2.8% few years ago. But among those older than 30years of age, hepatitis B is not uncommon. Ms A and her husband are understandably worried about safety of her pregnancy, their unborn child, as well as future of her child. After much history taking and examination, I went through their lab tests. |
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