Gee tx guys.Youse guys are worth your weight in gold to me :) My gastro is railroading me into taking either baraclude or viread to bring down my hepb viral load and is suggesting a biopsy as a way to convince me of the need to start the drugs. I am loth to start these drugs as currently it is an irreversible step. He is concerned about me progressing to liver fibrosis but so far in the last 20 yrs that I have kept my eyes on my liver blood panel results, both my Alt and Asp results are normal and low even.I too am interested in finding out if I have liver fibrosis but not thru biopsy. I learned a lot thru youse guys really and am genuinely thankful of the knowledge you impart to a layperson like myself.