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HOME ACCESS® Hepatitis
C Test System is FDA approved, safe, easy to use and confidential.
Used by hospitals and doctors nationwide.
• HOME ACCESS® HEPATITIS C
TEST IS THE SAME TEST USED BY DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS
• HOME ACCESS® HEPATITIS C TEST IS SAFE AND
EASY TO USE
• HOME ACCESS® HEPATITIS C TEST IS CONFIDENTIAL
• HOME ACCESS® HEPATITIS C TEST HAS LAB RESULTS
AND COUNSELING AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY (EXCEPT HOLIDAYS)
• ALSO HAS INSTRUCTIONS AVAILABLE IN SPANISH
CONFIDENTIAL HOME ACCESS® HEPATITIS C TEST - THE ONLY
HEPATITIS KIT APPROVED BY FDA FOR SELF-TESTING.
U.S. FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION APPROVED HIGHLY ACCURATE
TOTALLY CONFIDENTIAL AND ANONYMOUS HOME ACCESS® HEPATITIS
C TEST USED FOR DETECTION OF HEPATITIS C.
HEPATITIS C IS A LIVER DISEASE CAUSED BY THE HEPATITIS
C VIRUS. IF LEFT UNDETECTED, HEPATITIS C CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS
MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS. EVEN WHILE A PERSON FEELS HEALTHY,
THE VIRUS MAY BE CAUSING PERMANENT LIVER DAMAGE LEADING
TO SCARRING (CIRRHOSIS), LIVER CANCER, LIVER FAILURE OR
DEATH. EXPOSURE TO THE HEPATITIS C VIRUS OCCURS WHEN A
PERSON COMES INTO DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE INFECTED BLOOD
OF ANOTHER PERSON. DETECTION OF HEPATITIS C BEFORE SERIOUS
DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED CAN LEAD TO APPROPRIATE TREATMENT
AND MANAGEMENT.
OVER 4 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES ARE INFECTED.
MOST ARE UNAWARE THEY HAVE THE HEPATITIS C VIRUS. EXPERTS
AGREE IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE TESTED IF YOU MAY HAVE BEEN
EXPOSED TO THE HEPATITIS C VIRUS THROUGH BLOOD TRANSFUSION
PRIOR TO JULY 1992, A CONTAMINATED NEEDLE, OR OTHER POSSIBLE
EXPOSURE TO INFECTED BLOOD OR OTHER BODILY FLUIDS. SOME
EXPERTS SUGGEST TESTING IF YOU HAVE HAD MULTIPLE SEX PARTNERS
IN YOUR LIFETIME, OR HAVE HAD ANY SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED
DISEASE.
THE HOME ACCESS HEPATITIS C CHECK TEST
CONTAINS INSTRUCTIONS, ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
ABOUT HEPATITIS C, BLOOD SAMPLE CARD WITH A PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER (PIN), ALCOHOL PAD, GAUZE PAD, 2 SAFETY LANCETS,
ADHESIVE BANDAGE, SAMPLE RETURN POUCH, PREPAID U.S, MAIL
ENVELOPE.
THE AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDATION ENCOURAGES PEOPLE WHO MAY
HAVE HEPATITIS C TO BE TESTED
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