Question
My husband has chronic hepatitis B. If we get pregnant without treatment and without knowing whether antibodies have been produced, what could be the consequences?
Answer
Based on your description, it is recommended that your husband regularly check his liver function and hepatitis B virus DNA. If everything is normal, there is no need to worry and medication treatment is not required; just regular checks are needed. You two can consider having a child, but you yourself need to promptly undergo a hepatitis B immunoglobulin test. If antibodies have not been produced, you need to get vaccinated against hepatitis B promptly. Once antibodies are produced, it is generally not transmitted to the child. Although the chance of transmission from the father to the child is relatively small, it is still recommended that you consider pregnancy only after ensuring good health status.