• Female
• 18 Years
• 20/02/2025

I'm planning to marry a girl who has hepatitis B. What should I do to protect myself from getting hepatitis B too?

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Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

General Practitioner

• MBBS
• 6+ Yrs

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