Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) Test in Amravati - Price & Details

To start with, we shall understand hepatitis B infection and why it is essential to do the HBsAg test. Hepatitis B is a serious viral infection which can do great harm to your liver. It is the chronic Hepatitis B virus that's a huge concern since it can lead to liver failure, liver cancer, and death. With the help of the HBsAg test, the presence of HBsAg protein in the hepatitis B virus can be detected. The detection is quite easy and accurate, as a simple blood test will be used for the analysis.

The thing about the Hepatitis B virus is that it won't show early signs of infection in your body. This is where the HBsAg test plays a crucial role, as it will let you know about the presence of the virus immediately after you face a couple of symptoms. The level of surface antigens, which are proteins on the surface of the Hepatitis B virus, will be checked under this test. In case the levels of these proteins are high, it's a sign of acute and chronic infection. The blood culture will examine the HBsAg. But to bring a full analysis of the readings, a complete Hepatitis B test panel needs to be taken into consideration.

You will be required to do the HBsAg test in the following cases:

• You're an HIV-positive individual
• You're a blood, organ, tissue, plasma and semen donor.
• Using injection drugs regularly.
• Undergoing any form of immunosuppressant therapy, including chemotherapy.
• You're a hemodialysis patient.
• You're sharing household, sex contacts or needles with HBsAg-positive individuals.
• Having end-stage kidney disease.
• Health workers who come in contact with and are regularly exposed to blood.

Symptoms do not show in your body for a considerable period. The following might be the signs that you need to do an HBsAg test:

• Yellowing of the eyes and skin.
• Increased fatigue and weakness.
• Abdominal pain.
• Persistent nausea or vomiting.
• Darkened urine.

No fasting is required to do this test. There are no special requirements for it at all.

During the HBsAg Test

It will be a blood test, and a phlebotomist will come to your place to get the blood sample. The vein from which the blood is drawn will be located using a vein finder. The blood sample will be kept in a collection tube and sent to PharmEasy Labs for examination. The blood will be collected with the help of a syringe needle.