This first Practice Guidance on Reproductive Health from the American Association for the
Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) is intended to be a comprehensive reference on …

Hepatitis C has increasingly affected women of child‐bearing age over the past few years as
a result of the opioid epidemic. In this review, we discuss the effect of hepatitis C on …

Viral hepatitis is caused by a heterogenous group of viral agents representing a wide range
of phylogenetic groups. Many viruses can involve the liver and cause liver injury but only a …

An estimated 15 million people of childbearing potential have chronic hepatitis C virus
(HCV) and are at risk for the development of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. 1 …

Abstract Purpose of Review Increasing hepatitis C virus (HCV) cases over the past decade
have raised concerns about subsequent increased cases in infants due to mother to child …

Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is characterized by persistent high-level viremia
and defective cellular immunity, including a lack of functional HCV-specific CD4+ T cells. We …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a serious global health issue. Nearly 20% of HCV patients
spontaneously clear the virus. While some studies have shown an association of …

Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of chronic liver infection with 71 million
people infected worldwide. Pakistan has the second highest prevalence of HCV infection …

Infectious hepatitis in pregnancy is clinically significant in both the acute and chronic
phases. Here, we review the perinatal implications of chronic hepatitis B and C and acute …

Chronic HCV (CHC) infection is the only chronic viral infection for which curative treatments
have been discovered. These direct acting antiviral (DAA) agents target specific steps in the …