00:00Hello there! Welcome to the third installation of Putting Dr G on the Spot in the month of May,
00:06where we're talking about various viruses that actually can cause impairment in sexual and
00:11reproductive health, and most of them can be prevented by vaccinations. And on this occasion,
00:18we're going to talk about A, B, C of Hepatitis.
00:28We know that there are several types of hepatitis. The most well-known one is Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B,
00:34and Hepatitis C. And in fact, although they are named A, B, C, they are wildly different,
00:40especially when it comes to the mode of transmission. Let's talk about how are all
00:45these viruses transmitted and whether sexual activity can actually cause this. The first
00:50one is actually contaminated water, feces, and that sort of thing, and that is transmissible
00:57through oral fecal material. So technically, it really should not be transmissible by sex. However,
01:05if there's any fecal material that's involved, then sexual transmission is possible. So Hepatitis A
01:13is protected by a vaccination that raise the antibodies against Hepatitis A.
01:20Hepatitis B is more the one that is transmissible by sex. The virus itself is actually present in the
01:29vaginal fluid, semen, and also in the saliva. And therefore, during sexual activity, these viruses
01:35can be transmissible. And other ways of transmission is actually mother to a child, or is transmissible by
01:43blood transfusion. And therefore, the transmission itself is crucially important to be prevented,
01:49because Hepatitis B, apart from can cause cirrhosis, actually is one of the leading causes of Hepatoma,
01:56which is a form of liver cancer. So Hepatitis B itself is really something that can be prevented
02:05during sexual activity if someone on both sides are actually protected by vaccination. Although Hepatitis
02:13C has no vaccine, and the transmissions by sex actually is not so common. However, transmission
02:21by the actual blood material crossover is actually quite common. And in the recent years, there's a
02:29direct antiviral that actually can be used over a few months, usually about three months time. It's even
02:37curative for this particular condition because 95% elimination of this virus through oral antivirals.
02:46So what happens if someone already contracted Hepatitis and actually ended up in cirrhosis? Cirrhosis is a
02:54hardening or dysfunctions of the liver, eventually might lead to several sexual dysfunction. For example,
03:01low testosterone, low libido, and also may result in gynecomastia, which is productions of actually man
03:09boobs. And finally, definitely the low testosterone may be associated with erectile dysfunction. For
03:16following week, we're going to talk about a virus that actually caused havoc in the world about five
03:22years ago, which is COVID. So how does COVID infection affect you, sexually and reproductively,
03:30and does the vaccine cause all that problems such as sexual dysfunction and reproductive health
03:37impairment? Stay tuned for next week's Putting Dr. G on the Spot.
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