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I had Jaundice in 2009 and since then I am a hepatitis B patient. I consulted a doctor and he told that I need not take medicine as the quantity of virus is very less. Though I took a second opinion from an ayurvedic doctor who cured this disease of my relative. he gave me Himalaya Liv 52 HB and an ayurvedic medicine post which the virus count reduced in the HBV DNA quantitative report from 72 to 20. i took these medicine for 6 motnhs. I stopped taking medicine and got the test done again this month. Now the quantity is 65 iu/ml The same ayurvedic doctor gave me same ayurvedic medicine, live 52 HB (to be taken after lunch and dinner) and Tenofovir disporoxil fumarate RIVOFONET( after breakfast). I want to know if its safe to use these medicines, considering the virus load is 65. how chronic is my disease? shall I undergo some treatment? what should all precautions I take? should i consult a hep B specialist? is 65 high or normal and under control? what is the threshold?
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Your doctor is absolutely right in not starting the treatment as your viral load is very low...If your liver function tests, ultrasound of abdomen are normal, I would strongly recommend not to start any treatment... Because once you start treatment it essentially is lifelong and with low viral count the chance of your getting liver disease is very remote...buy you need to be on regular follow-up... without any ayurvedic drug also your viral count would have been same...
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