I recently had some blood work done and received the results under HEP. B.SURF.ab it says abnormal then result positive then range negative I have no clue what this means.
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Medical reports can be confusing! The test indicates that you have the antibdoy to hepatitis B, meaning you are immune. From your age, it is most likely you are immune because you were previously vaccinated. Although the result is "Abnormal", it is quite normal, and expected that you would show antibody present because you have been vaccinated.
1. you had the vaccine,or
2.you had the infection and overcame it
2.you had the infection and overcame it
Hi. The hep B surface antibody (an antibody to the surface protein of the hepatitis B virus) is positive, meaning somewhere in the past, most likely, you were exposed to either hepatitis B virus or the hepatitis B vaccine (or, rarely, that you were developed natural immunity to hepatitis B). Without knowing your history & the rest of the panel (hepatitis B surface antigen / Ag, and hepatitis B viral load) it is hard to advise you on what this means. Again, most likely you were exposed either to the virus or to the vaccine. It does not necessarily mean that hepatitis B is active.
Your test confirms that you have been exposed to Hep B. Your explanation below your positive result clearly states what this means. The Normal is Negative for the virus and the range of normal is shown on your test. You need further testing to see if you are still infectious and you should not donate blood at the Red Cross.
It means more than likely that you received the three series of Hepatitis b vaccines and that your immune system has produced protective antibodies against the hepatitis b virus. That is exactly the lab test that turns positive to prove your "Immune" status. Ask for your childhood immunization record and you will find the three series of shots.