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Description:
Approximately 3.9 million Americans are infected with hepatitis C. Comparatively, hepatitis C is five times more prevalent than HIV. Due to the silent nature (absence of symptoms) of the disease some people may harbor the virus for 20+ years before they discover they have it. The Hepatitis C Check is the only way to find out for sure and with complete anonymity.
- FDA Approved - The only FDA approved Hepatitis C test.
- Accurate - As accurate as tests used by Doctors and Hospitals.
- Anonymous - You are identified only by a code number that comes with your kit.
- Help Line - Toll-free telephone support for test and result question
 | Flexible Spending Account eligible.
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The Home Access® Hepatitis C Test System
Totally anonymous test, your name is never associated with the test result. We never share our customer information with anyone.
Hepatitis C is a bloodborne infection, and may result from exposure to blood or body fluids that contain the hepatitis C virus. Currently, hepatitis C is responsible for an estimated 8,000-10,000 deaths annually from chronic liver disease. Hepatitis C is the leading cause for liver transplant and the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. Comparatively, hepatitis C is five times more prevalent than HIV.
Anyone can be infected with the hepatitis C virus. However, people most likely to be infected with the hepatitis C virus include individuals or individuals in contact with someone who: (1.) had a blood transfusion or received an organ transplant before effective screening began in July 1992; (2) have had sexual contact with multiple individuals over the course of their lifetime; (3) have been healthcare workers with exposure to blood from a hepatitis C infected person, especially through accidental needlesticks; (4) have ever had a sexually transmitted disease (STD); (5) have ever injected illegal drugs or steroids, even once; (6) have been or are on long term kidney dialysis (hemodialysis) or (7.) received treatment with a clotting factor concentrate manufactured before 1987.
The Home Access® Hepatitis C test system is fast, convenient, accurate, and easy-to- use. Each test kit comes with a detailed instructions booklet with graphic illustrations that take you through pre-test registration and counseling; collecting a blood sample; shipping that sample to an accredited laboratory and calling back for test results, post-test counseling and referrals. To protect your privacy, you are identified only by your fourteen-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN) which comes with the kit.
DIRECTIONS:
PIN Registration and Pre-Test Counseling
You begin by calling a toll free number to register your PIN and complete pre-test counseling. You can choose to speak to a Home Access counselor or use our automated registration and education system. Our counselors are available to help you with any questions or personal concerns.
Sample Collection
Using the retractable safety lancet provided, you prick your fingertip and place drops of blood on the blood specimen card included in the test kit. You only need enough blood to fill a circle smaller than a quarter.
Shipping
Your blood sample is protected by an enclosed weather resistant protective pouch which is placed in a self-addressed, pre-paid U.S. Mail shipping envelope, all included in the test kit. Your sample is shipped directly to Home Access' certified laboratory.
Laboratory Analysis
Home Access' laboratory is FDA approved and CLIA certified (laboratory registration certificate CLIA #14D0981820). Our procedures and protocols have been certified by the United States Food and Drug Administration under cGMPs (Current Good Manufacturing Practices). At the laboratory, your blood sample is tested by experienced technicians using the exact same test ordered by doctors' offices, hospitals and clinics, ensuring greater than 99% accuracy.
Results and Post-Test Counseling
After shipping your blood sample, you call back on the same toll-free number after ten business days (14 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays). You access your test result and receive post-test counseling by once again entering your Home Access® PIN.
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