Important link if you are considering the new therapies. Be sure to talk with your doctor about all of your other medications prior to taking any prescription.

Hepatitis C Choices Book and DVD Series, 4th Edition

Individual chapters are available below in PDF format, or you can download the complete book here (9.23MB)

* Updated 5th Edition Chapter!

PART 1: Information for Everyone with Hepatitis

1: How to Use Hepatitis C Choices
(4 pages, 436 KB)

2: Overview of Hepatitis C (8 pages, 470 KB)
Robert G. Gish, MD

3: Alcohol and Hepatitis C (10 pages, 639 KB)
Douglas R. LaBrecque, MD and Lorren Sandt

4: Understanding Hepatitis C Disease

Section 1: Liver Disease Progression
(11 pages, 978 KB)
Lorren Sandt
Section 2: Promoting Liver Health
(8 pages, 413 KB)
Lorren Sandt

5: Signs and Symptoms That May Be Associated with Hepatitis C (8 pages, 385 KB)
Tina M. St. John, MD

6: Laboratory Tests and Procedures
(20 pages, 1.17MB)
Tina M. St. John, MD

7: The Immune System and Hepatitis C

Section 1: Meet the Immune System
(10 pages, 580 KB)
Tina M. St. John, MD
Section 2: Immunology Takes on Hepatitis C (19 pages, 1.97 MB)
Stewart Cooper, MD

PART 2: Hepatitis C Treatment and Management Approaches

8: Western (Allopathic) Medicine

* Updated 5th Edition Chapter!
Section 1: Allopathic Hepatitis C Treatment Overview
(6 pages, 282 KB)
Douglas R. LaBrecque, MD

* Updated 5th Edition Chapter!
Section 2: Initial Treatment Options
(21 pages, 852 KB)
Douglas R. LaBrecque, MD

* Updated 5th Edition Chapter!
Section 3: Options When Initial Treatment Fails to Clear the Hepatitis C Virus
(17 pages, 784 KB)
Gregory T. Everson, MD

* Updated 5th Edition Chapter!
Section 4: Future of Allopathic Hepatitis C Treatment
(17 pages, 429 KB)
Anthoney Martinez, MD and Robert G. Gish, MD

9: Integrative Medicine (7 pages, 429 KB)
Randy J. Horwitz, MD, PhD and Julia Jernberg, MD

10: Ayurvedic Medicine (13 pages, 535 KB)
Shri K. Mishra, MD, MS, Bharathi Ravi, BAMS, and Sivaramaprasad Vinjamury, MD

11: Chinese Medicine

Section 1: Traditional Chinese Medicine and Hepatitis C (8 pages, 401 KB)
Misha Cohen, OMD, LAc

Section 2: Modern Chinese Medicine Therapeutics for Hepatitis C (14 pages, 473 KB)
Qing Cai Zhang, MD (China), LAc

12: Homeopathic Medicine (8 pages, 424 KB)
Sylvia Flesner, ND

13: Mind-Body Medicine & Spiritual Healing
(12 pages, 481 KB)
Sharon D. Montes, MD

14: Naturopathic Medicine (14 pages, 509 KB)
J. Lyn Patrick, ND

15: Nutrition and Hepatitis C (12 pages, 431 KB)
Lark Lands, PhD

16: Nutritional Supplementation (9 pages, 394 KB)
Lark Lands, PhD and J. Lyn Patrick, ND

17: Products Marketed to People with Hepatitis C
(12 pages, 467 KB)
J. Lyn Patrick, ND

PART 3: Other Topics for People Living with Hepatitis C

18: Women and Hepatitis C (12 pages, 1.49 MB)
Norah Terrault, MD and Jessica Irwin, PAC

19: Hepatitis C in Children (6 pages, 431 KB)
Aparna Roy, MD, MPH and Kathleen Schwarz, MD

20: HIV/HCV Coinfection

Section 1: Overview of HIV/HCV Coinfection (10 pages, 694 KB)
Misha Cohen, OMD, LAc and Tina M. St. John, MD

Section 2: Western (Allopathic) Treatment Options (14 pages, 577 KB)
Tina M. St. John, MD and Misha Cohen, OMD, LAc

Section 3: Alternative Eastern Treatment Options(6 pages, 360 KB)
Misha Cohen, OMD, LAc

Section 4: Naturopathic Treatment Options
(6 pages, 376 KB)
J. Lyn Patrick, ND

21: Mental Health & Hepatitis C

Section 1: Mental Health & Neurocognitive Issues Associated with Hepatitis C Infection
(8 pages, 476 KB)
Julie Nelligan, PhD, David W. Indest, PsyD, and Peter Hauser, MD

Section 2: Mental Health Issues in the Setting of Interferon-Based Therapy
(16 pages, 549 KB)
Joyce Seiko Kobayashi, MD

Section 3: Interferon-Based Therapy in Recovery (6 pages, 410 KB)
Amy E. Smith, PAC and Diana L. Sylvestre, MD

Section 4: Psychosocial Issues and HCV
(8 pages, 435 KB)
Susan L. Zickmund, PhD

22: Military Veterans & Hepatitis C
(8 pages, 463 KB)
Terry Baker

23: Choosing: My Journey, My Choices
(16 pages, 614 KB)
Randy Dietrich

24: A Look to the Future (8 pages, 434 KB)
Lorren Sandt

APPENDICES

I: How to Cut Down on Your Drinking
(4 pages, 357 KB)

II: Ayurvedic Herbs (8 pages, 380 KB)

III: Chinese Medicine Herbs and Formulas
(10 pages, 441 KB)

IV: Liver-Toxic Medications and Herbs
(4 pages, 366 KB)