Spreading Hepatitis Through Sex

What do you know about viral hepatitis and sex? In the alphabet soup of hepatitis viruses, it can be difficult to remember which ones spread through sexual contact and which do not. Since it's important for people to understand their risk, here's a simple outline of hepatitis virus sexual transmission.

Knowing which viruses are more likely to spread during sexual contact is just one step in protecting yourself. The second step is to understand the best way in preventing spread. Vaccination is a good prevention strategy for hepatitis A and hepatitis B. Here's more information about the hepatitis A vaccine and the hepatitis B vaccine. However, preventing hepatitis C requires a different approach because no vaccine is currently available.