Hepatitis and Your Sex Life - Hepatitis Center - Everyday Health Menu NewslettersSearch Hepatitis C Keeping Loved Ones Safe Sex and Viral Hepatitis Safe sex is especially important for people diagnosed with hepatitis A, B or C, because these viruses can spread from person to person. By Chris Iliades, MDMedically Reviewed by Lindsey Marcellin, MD, MPH Reviewed: June 20, 2014 Medically Reviewed Viral hepatitis from If you have been diagnosed with hepatitis, part of your responsibility is to keep your sexual partners safe. People with hepatitis should be especially careful to practice safe sex, which means using latex condoms to avoid acquiring or transmitting viral hepatitis. Hepatitis A and Safe Sex Hepatitis A is most often contracted through eating or drinking something that has been contaminated with the feces of an infected person. Contact with feces of an infected person through sexual activity, including anal sex or oral-anal activity, can result in the spread of hepatitis A to a sexual partner. Even a condom may not be protective, because handling a contaminated condom may lead to spread of the virus onto hands and into the mouth. Hepatitis B and Safe Sex "All three forms of viral hepatitis may be transmitted sexually, although hepatitis B is most commonly transmitted sexually," explains Michael B. Fallon, MD, professor of medicine at The University of Texas Medical School in Houston. Once you have been diagnosed with hepatitis B, you should tell your partner so he or she can be tested. If your partner does not have hepatitis B, and is not already immune to hepatitis B, a vaccine is recommended. "Sexual partners of individuals with hepatitis B should consider vaccination to prevent acquiring infections," says Fallon. 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