A delicate question

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I will try to phrase this as nicely as possible so as not to offend

anyone. Please don't be offended, or if you are easily offended,

please delete this message.

First some background. My dh and I have been together for 10 years.

I contracted hep c via blood transfusion during cancer treatment in

1987, but was not diagnosed until last year. So you can see that

there were many years in between when we had unprotected " marital

relations " since we didn't know of my infection. I have been nursing

a baby and on Depo Provera since my diagnosis, but have ceased both

and menstruation will soon begin again. My question is this - should

we totally abstain during that time? Keep in mind there is blood

invovled (duh, right?) and I do not want to put him at risk as he is

uninfected. He says he is not concerned, but I can't help thinking

that it's playing with fire. We were intimate many times during

" that

time " prior to my diagnosis and he was not infected, but now that I

know, I am concerned.

Once again, I hope I have not offended anyone. Please feel free to

respond to me privately if you do not feel this topic is appropriate

for others on the list.

Thank you for your time.

-Colleen