HBV DNA is undetectable: why do I still need hepatitis B medicine?
Understand why undetectable HBV DNA does not automatically mean treatment can stop, and what to ask your doctor.
Articles
Educational HBV articles with source links, review status, and patient-centered summaries.
How to read hepatitis B guidelines and source links
How to use WHO, EASL, AASLD, China guideline, and CDC source links as better follow-up questions, rather than self-treatment instructions.
Should people who are HBsAg positive be tested for hepatitis D (HDV)?
Why hepatitis D depends on hepatitis B, which HBsAg-positive people should ask about HDV testing, and what to do after a positive or high-risk result.
Hepatitis B research updates: how to judge news about new drugs, cure, and clinical trials
How to read hepatitis B cure and drug-development news, distinguish approved treatment from research, and prepare questions about clinical trials.
When hepatitis B has progressed to cirrhosis: follow-up, complications, and emergency signs
A practical guide for people told they have cirrhosis or advanced fibrosis: antiviral care, cancer surveillance, varices, ascites, medicine safety, nutrition, and emergency signs.
Antiviral treatment and monitoring: what to prepare before each hepatitis B visit
A visit-preparation checklist for chronic hepatitis B care, including HBV DNA, ALT, liver cancer surveillance, medicine adherence, and questions to ask.
Hepatitis B with HIV or hepatitis C: tests, medicines, and follow-up points
What to prepare when hepatitis B overlaps with HIV, hepatitis C, or related treatment decisions, and why HBV-active medicines should not be stopped on your own.
Before chemotherapy, immunosuppression, or biologics: do not miss hepatitis B reactivation risk
What HBV reactivation means, which treatments should trigger screening, and what to ask before cancer or immune-suppressing therapy starts.
Hepatitis B, school, and employment: what to do first when exams or privacy questions come up
A practical rights-and-records guide for HBV-related school, work, medical exam, and privacy questions, with China policy sources and public health facts.
Children and teenagers with hepatitis B: school, sports, follow-up, and a parent checklist
A practical guide for parents on pediatric HBV follow-up, school and sports participation, privacy, household vaccination, and age-appropriate conversations.
Hepatitis B and fatty liver: managing weight, food, and exercise together
Helps people with chronic hepatitis B understand why fatty liver, weight, blood sugar, lipids, diet, and movement matter for long-term liver health.
Hepatitis B and alcohol: why reducing or avoiding alcohol deserves serious attention
Explains why alcohol is an important liver risk factor for people with chronic hepatitis B and gives practical steps for tracking, reducing, and discussing alcohol use.
Chronic hepatitis B and liver cancer screening: when to ask about ultrasound and AFP
A practical guide to who may need liver cancer surveillance, common tests, follow-up intervals, and what to do after abnormal results.
Taking hepatitis B antivirals long term: how to stay on treatment safely and follow up
A practical guide for people taking or starting oral hepatitis B antivirals, covering missed doses, stopping risk, kidney and bone monitoring, pregnancy planning, and follow-up records.
After delivery when the mother has hepatitis B: breastfeeding, baby testing, and your own follow-up
Answers common postpartum questions for HBsAg-positive mothers: breastfeeding, cracked or bleeding nipples, baby vaccine records and testing, and maternal liver follow-up.
HBsAg positive during pregnancy: a prevention checklist for parent-to-child transmission
A practical checklist for pregnancy care, delivery preparation, newborn hepatitis B vaccination, HBIG, and follow-up testing.
Questions to ask about hepatitis B monitoring
A practical visit checklist for chronic hepatitis B monitoring: what to bring, what to ask, and what should trigger earlier contact.
Dental care, surgery, tattoos, or acupuncture: what people with hepatitis B should watch for
Practical checklists for dental care, surgery, piercing, tattoos, acupuncture, nail care, and other situations involving blood or skin-piercing tools.
Living with a partner or family member who has hepatitis B
What everyday contact does not spread hepatitis B, what blood exposure means, and how vaccinated family members can keep prevention practical.
How hepatitis B vaccination protects people
How hepatitis B vaccine, anti-HBs, vaccine records, family catch-up vaccination, and post-exposure questions fit together.
Hepatitis B symptoms: when not to wait for the next follow-up
A practical guide to common hepatitis B and liver disease symptoms, urgent warning signs, and what reports and medicines to bring before care.
HBV DNA, ALT/AST, and liver tests: how to read trends over time
How HBV DNA, ALT/AST, bilirubin, albumin, INR, platelets, imaging, and medication history can be organized for chronic hepatitis B follow-up.
What to do after a positive HBsAg result
What a positive HBsAg result may mean, what follow-up tests are commonly discussed, and what not to decide from one marker alone.
First steps after learning you may have hepatitis B
A calm starting point after an unexpected HBV result: check the report, avoid panic, and prepare useful questions for care.