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Counseling |
| Sexual
Transmission of HCV |
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| n | Do not need to change their sexual practices |
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| n | Should discuss with their partner |
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| – | Risk (low but not absent) of sexual transmission |
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| – | Counseling and testing of partner should be |
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| individualized |
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| • | May provide couple with reassurance |
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| • | Some couples might decide to use barrier precautions to |
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| lower limited risk further |
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