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REQUIREMENTS

- NO FASTING is required
- LAB VISIT for blood draw

Hepatitis virus blood tests detect the presence of antibodies to viruses that cause the disease hepatitis (inflammation of the liver).

The Acute Hepatitis Panel includes the following screens for:

Hepatitis A Antibody IgM (HAV)
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Screen (HBsAg)
Hepatitis B Core Antibody Igm (anti-HBc)
Hepatitis C Virus Antibody Screen (HCV)

Tests available individually

Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is usually spread when something contaminated with infected stool is placed in the mouth. It has an incubation period of 2 to 6 weeks

Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is a protein antigen produced by HBV. This antigen is the earliest indicator of ACUTE hepatitis B and frequently identifies infected people before symptoms appear.

Anti-hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) is an antibody to the hepatitis B core antigen. The core antigen is found on virus particles but disappears early in the course of infection. This antibody is produced during and after an acute HBV infection and is usually found in chronic HBV carriers as well as those who have cleared the virus, and usually persists for life.

Hepatitis C Screen (HCV) detects the presence of antibodies to the virus, indicating exposure to HCV. This test cannot tell if you still have an active viral infection, only that you were exposed to the virus in the past. Usually, the test is reported as "positive" or "negative." There is some evidence that, if your test is "weakly positive," it may not mean that you have been exposed to the HCV virus.
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Five Simple Steps to Get Started

1. CLICK Add to Cart
2. Choose from other recommended tests to Personalize your baseline
3. CLICK Checkout to create your private account
4. (Once your order is approved) PRINT DLO (Digital Lab Order)
5. Find the lab in your area with your zip code with the LOCATIONS link above.

Take the DLO to the lab to have your blood drawn at your convenience. (No appointment required)
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What is the Science of YOU?

The Science of You represents a new private way for individuals to engage in their health by knowing their numbers today, comparing them to future results and tracking changes in their health over time. It also allows them to communicate with other users, get information and if they choose, to share their experience with the MyMedLab Facebook community.

Think of it as a new type of connection between question and answer. Where the latest tools, information and devices come together under one roof. It's about using the same technology that is changing the way we learn new things and applying it to your health. Sharing your own Science of You experience with our community help us better serve you and educates the next generation.
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About Your Test Results

Your first set of results (along with any health information you choose to share) will be assembled into a single private record as a reference point going forward. This information BELONGS TO YOU and NO OUTSIDE PARTY can access it without your invitation and consent. It is not available to your employer, insurance company, or any government agency and NEVER becomes part of your permanent medical record UNLESS YOU PROVIDE IT.

Certain results, when complete, provide an option to purchase a one-on-one conversation (an expert review) from a growing list of health coaches, authors and other providers to: ask questions, identify risk factors and help create a plan to move forward with your own personal physician. This unique way to privately share information is revolutionizing the way we learn about our care.

When you have more than one value for a test, results are graphed together so you can easily track changes in your health over time. So the more tests the baseline includes, the more valuable it becomes in the future. Your results are reviewed by our medical team for any values needing immediate attention (critical) or requiring a follow up with your doctor (caution) before they are released to you. You'll receive an email when you can log in and review your results.

Looking at the exact same data from different perspectives (medical doctors, alternative medicine, nutrition, etc) allows everyone you invite to learn from each other. Experts can add notes, recommend tests and follow up conversation (if needed), directly into one single record. Each conversation is recorded and placed as an MP3 file in your private record to get the most out of the valuable information they provide.
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An Important Note About Your Experience

MYMEDLAB TESTS, SUPPORT GROUPS, OR EXPERT REVIEWS ARE NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR THE SERVICES OF A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN. If you do not fully understand this important distinction about the services available here, please do not purchase our products. Our platform serves as a connection that helps experts share their knowledge. These private conversations, based on the health information contained in your record, create a simple and convenient way to prepare for your next doctor's visit.

Your information is not sold, shared or used for ANY PURPOSE other than giving the expert the best information to help you. Once the conversation is complete, you have the option of un-checking any answer in your My History tab, which then deletes this information from your record.

While the experts CANNOT provide a diagnosis or recommend ANY specific treatment from a single lab report, they may identify results that require a follow up with your personal physician. You will have the opportunity to invite your trusted health providers to participate in these private health conversation. We make it simple to securely fax individual results to your doctor from inside your record, if you choose to make results part of your permanent medical record with them.
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No Hidden Costs

There are no hidden fees or yearly memberships to buy. Purchasing this panel is all that is required to join. Don't miss this opportunity to be a part of ground-breaking discussions with the best and brightest minds in health care today.