Hello doctor,I have been given hepatitis B blood test that showed the HBsAg negative and the hepatitis B core antibody image as positive. I am currently getting labs done for hepatitis B Surf Ab Quant, HBsAg screen, hepatitis B virus profile, and panel. I am getting conflicting information on websites and from healthcare professionals that hepatitis B does not ever leave the body but I also read that 98 % of the people who get it cleared the disease from the body. My question is what is the real answer, can I beat the virus and remove it from my body completely leaving only anti-bodies?
Hello. You have positive HBV core IgM which means one of the following: Do you have any symptoms of active hepatitis, like jaundice, or painful liver? I strongly recommend that you perform the whole hepatitis B tests and provide me with the results in order to reach the accurate diagnosis. For more information consult a general medicine physician online 