Can hepatitis B be passed on to the next generation?

Dr. Cameron Green
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2025-05-14 02:17:35
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Hepatitis B is an infectious disease, not a genetic disease, generally will not be inherited to the next generation, but if the woman has hepatitis B virus, it may be transmitted vertically through mother to child, leading to fetal infection with hepatitis B virus, so before pregnancy to do a good pre-pregnancy examination.