 Hi, I'm Dr. Olyth Selvan, consultant heptrologist and chairman division of liver transplantation, Manipal Hospital's Bangalore. Once you've been diagnosed with hepatitis B, it's important that you seek medical advice with a specialist who deals with hepatitis B. Even if it comes to a stage where you are hepatitis B and the hepatitis B is not active, you still need regular follow-up because there is every chance that in years to come this hepatitis B can get reactivated and cause problems. And also if you have hepatitis B related liver disease, in the future you're prone to get liver cancer, which is a commonest reason why people get liver cancer in India and also liver failure even after many years. So a routine and regular follow-up is a must for all people with hepatitis B.