Hepatitis B DNA Testing What is a Hepatitis B DNA blood test? • It is a blood test to check how much hepatitis B virus is in the blood.
system is controlling the virus, and how healthy your liver is. • The test will also help the doctor to decide if you need medication to help your body control the virus, and help prevent the virus causing damage to your liver, such as scarring, cirrhosis and liver cancer. Check with your doctor if you have had a test in the last 12 months.
Who needs a hepatitis B DNA test? • If you have tested positive to hepatitis B. What if you are a ‘carrier’? • Yes you need the test. • ‘Healthy carrier’ or ‘carrier’ are terms no longer used for hepatitis B. You either have the virus or you don’t. How often should the test be done? • At least once a year. Even if your last test showed a ‘not detected’ result. This is free if you have a Medicare Card.
• Some people may require testing more often. Your GP or Specialist will let you know what is
appropriate for you. Why is it important to have a hepatitis B DNA blood test?
• This test along with other tests including liver function tests will show how well your immune
For more information, please contact ECCQ: Website: www.eccq.com. au/bbv Phone: 07-3844 9166 If you live in Cairns, you can also contact: Rhondda Lewis Viral Hepatitis Health Coordinator Phone: 07-4226 4761 Email: Rhondda.Lewis@ health.qld.gov.au
Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health Program Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland (ECCQ)
Pros and Cons
of Tweezing, Threading, Waxing, or Shaving Facial Hair Nimisha Modi
Hetvi Hair & Beauty 0412350013
Hey Girls, there are multiple ways to remove hair without having to pay a fortune. The most common are tweezing, threading, and waxing. I am going to explain the pros and cons for each one. These are three common methods for facial hair removal (which no woman ever wants to admit, but it's the reality ladies, so don't be ashamed!). Out of the three, I believe threading is the best investment because it removes the hair from its root and allows for more precision in shape. You need to decide for yourself which method will work best. Read on for detailed reviews of each method. Waxing Waxing is a quick and cost-efficient method of removing unwanted hair, especially on the face. Currently there are two widely used types of wax: hard and soft. Hard wax is used on more sensitive areas, like the lips of your vagina when getting
Brazilian. Soft wax is used on legs, faces, and underarms— areas that can handle more tug and pull. One of the most common ingredients in all waxes is pine rosin, which helps the wax harden and bond not only your skin, but to the hair follicles and paper as well. About waxing: You can get waxing done on any part of your body. When you go in to get waxed, whether facial or body, you always leave with red areas and sometimes bleeding. This redness normally subsides about an hour or two after the waxing. The reason for this is that the wax not only pulls out the hair from the folicles, but also takes off the top layer of the skin. Pros and Cons of Facial Waxing Pros: Quick, Inexpensive, grow back finer hair. Cons Painful and tender the whole day, Hair has to be 1 cm before it can be rewaxed. Causes redness and sometimes bleeding, some are allergic to wax ingredients.
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eyebrows because they won't be even. There will be times, even for some of the best professional tweezers, when they miss the hair and catch the skin instead. This can be rather painful, and you may even break the skin. Pros: Cheapest option Cons: Time Consuming, Difficult to achieve shape, Hair grows back within few days, can be painful.
Threading Threading hair removal is rapidly becoming one of the world's best and fastest hair removal techniques. This technique, developed in the Middle East, India and Nepal is an ancient method. About threading: Threading gets rids of the finest and smallest hair with ease and doesn't leave the area extremely swollen or red. Here's how it works: A cotton thread is pulled along unwanted hair in a twisting motion to trap hair in a mini lasso and lifts hair right out of the follicle. Sound painful? Well, to tell you the truth, if it is your first time, it can be painful. It’s not that bad. I honestly think waxing hurts more. Threading allows for the sharpest eyebrow form and definition, more so than with tweezing and waxing alone. When you draw lines from the arch to each end, in accordance with your eye,
they are perfectly aligned. Pros: No redness or Swelling, Quicker, Inexpensive, Last longer, it take smallest hair as well, hair grow back finer than before. Con: Painful Tweezing We have all done this, and honestly it gets rather annoying. The cost is the lowest (the price of a pair of tweezers), but it is extremely time-consuming and can be rather painful, especially if you have never done it
before. About tweezing: If you have never tweezed before, it can be quite an eye-opener. Tweezing takes patience, attention to detail, and some drawing skills. Usually, before you start, you have to first draw the shape you want for your eyebrows with a makeup pencil. From there, you pluck all the unwanted hairs around the drawn line. Now, if you're not symmetrical in your drawing, you will end up with quite odd-looking
Shaving We have all done it, whether our legs or facial hair. Shaving is probably the worst of these solutions but is quick. About shaving: If you are not careful, shaving can cause razor burn, a red rash along the shaved area. It's also easy to nick or seriously cut yourself. Shaving only cuts the hair above the skin, causing the hair to grow back faster and heavier. The cost of shaving the actual razor to the replacement blades. This can run upwards of $15 excluding shaving cream. Blades last 3 - 4 weeks before they should be replaced. A dull blade is more likely to cut and cause razor burn than a sharp one. Pros: Quick and simple. Cons: Hair grows back quickly, coarser, and darker than before. Expensive to replace blades regularly, only removes hair above the skin. Increases in-grown hairs. Can lead to cuts and razor burn. Every option has its benefits as well as its downfalls. I hope whatever choice you make is well informed.
