First World Hepatitis Day 2011 – How do I know if I am infected with hepatitis B?

    Patients with chronic hepatitis B usually do not have any symptoms. As a mother-to-be o your OB/GYN should have tested you for hepatitis B. Please review the results of this blood test carefully:Chi Xiaoling, Liver Disease Specialist, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg): to check if you have chronic hepatitis B (also known as “hepatitis B carriers”) Hepatitis B surface antibodies (anti-HBs): to check if you are resistant to the hepatitis B virus
  The hepatitis B surface antigen test is the only way to determine if you have chronic hepatitis B.
  * Assuming the test results are the same after 6 months
  All pregnant women should be tested by their doctor. Even if this is not the first pregnancy, pregnant women still need to be tested for both HBsAg and HBsAb. (Source: Sohu.com)