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… 100 who have the infection will die of cirrhosis or liver cancer. footnote 1 When there is a lot of the virus in your … recommend antiviral medicines if: You have hepatitis B antigens in your blood. You have high levels of the virus in … in your body, you may: Get severe liver disease or liver cancer. Spread the infection to others. Personal stories …
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… Medicines Adjustable Gastric Banding Surgery Anal Cancer Anal Fissure Anal Fistulas and Crohn's Disease … Obstruction Bowel Resection Bowel Resection for Colorectal Cancer Campylobacteriosis Cancer: Home Treatment for … Test Alkaline Phosphatase Test Ammonia Test Amylase Test Antigen Tests for Giardiasis Aspartate Aminotransferase …
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… the body makes to fight the infection. Other tests look for antigens or the genetic material ( DNA or RNA ) of the … Ab-IgM) and IgG antibodies (HA Ab-IgG). Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). Hepatitis B surface antibody (HBsAb). … and IgG core antibody (HBcAb-IgG). Hepatitis B type e antigen (HBeAg). Hepatitis C antibodies (HC Ab). Your doctor …
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… I Take Medicine? Urinary Incontinence in Men . Prostate Cancer Screening: Should I Have a PSA Test? Prostate Cancer: Should I Have Radiation or Surgery for Localized … Residual Urine Test Prostate Biopsy Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test Semen Analysis Sperm Penetration Tests …
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… they age. It is a common problem in older men. BPH is not cancer. But an enlarged prostate can cause urinary symptoms … empty after you urinate. BPH does not cause prostate cancer and does not affect a man's ability to father … the size of your prostate. Sometimes a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is done to help rule out prostate cancer. …
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… proteins and ultraviolet light (UV) to create a substance (antigen) in the bloodstream that causes an allergic skin … This type of reaction involves the immune system, and the antigen can remain in the body and cause future skin … proteins and ultraviolet light (UV) to create a substance (antigen) in the bloodstream that causes an allergic skin …
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… for blood pressure, cholesterol, vision, and hearing. Any cancer screenings, such as Pap tests , mammograms , colonoscopy , and PSA (prostate-specific antigen) tests . Any surgeries or times you were in the … problems in your family, such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, or diabetes. What information should you carry with …
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… recommendations are based on the presence of hepatitis B antigens in your blood, the level of hepatitis B viral DNA ( … or -negative. This means a specific hepatitis B antigen (HBeAg) is present (positive) or is not present … recommendations are based on the presence of hepatitis B antigens in your blood, the level of hepatitis B viral DNA ( …
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… for Urinary Incontinence Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer Acute Kidney Injury Acute Kidney Injury Versus … Incontinence Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Bladder Cancer Bladder Pain Syndrome (Interstitial Cystitis) Care … (K) in Urine Test Prostate Biopsy Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test Retrograde Pyelogram for Kidney Stones …
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… the time you become infected with HIV for the antibodies or antigens to be found in your blood. If you think you have … the test for HIV? An HIV test checks for HIV antibodies or antigens in the blood. If they are found, the test is … If the test is positive (meaning that HIV antibodies or antigens are found), another test, such as PCR, may be done …
