Should I get tested?

Talk with your VA doctor about being tested if any of the following are true for you.

If you:

• Wish to be tested
• Have ever used a needle to inject drugs, even if just once and it was a long time ago
• Had a blood transfusion or organ transplant before 1992
• Are a health care worker who had contact with blood on the job
• Are or have been on long-term kidney dialysis
• Were born of a mother who had hepatitis C at the time
• Had exposure to blood on the skin
• Have tattoos or body piercings
• Have ever snorted cocaine
• Have liver disease
• Have a history of drinking a lot of alcohol
• Have had an abnormal liver function test
• Have had multiple sex partners

It's OK to get tested if you just want to know your status. If you feel uncomfortable telling your VA health care provider about your sexual or drug use history, just tell someone in the VA that you are concerned and want to get tested.

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