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An era of new generation of direct\u2010acting antivirals (DAAs) has commenced to have facet effect in swaying of the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Nonetheless, this therapy has serious side effects that jeopardize its efficacy. This study is aimed at probing the effects of ribavirin (RBV) and sofosbuvir (SOF) along with silymarin as an adjunct therapy on hematological parameters and markers of obscured oxidative stress. The effect of DAAs along with silymarin was also examined on variable sex hormone level and liver function markers such as alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and bilirubin. The study was followed to determine viral load and viral genotypes. A total of 30 patients were randomly divided into two equal groups comprising the control group (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 15) and treatment group (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 15). The control group was solely administered with DAAs (SOF and RBV; 400\u2009mg\/800\u2009mg each\/day). Conversely, the treatment group was dispensed with DAAs, but with adjunct therapy of silymarin (400\u2009mg\/day) along with DAAs (400\/800\u2009mg\/day) over period of 8 weeks. Sampling of blood was performed at pre\u2010 and posttreatment levels for the evaluation of different propound parameters. Our data showed that silymarin adjunct therapy enhances the efficiency of DAAs. A decrease in menace level of liver markers such as ALT, ALP, AST, and bilirubin was observed (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &gt; 0.05). The adjunct therapy concurrently also demonstrated an ameliorative effect on hematological indices and oxidative markers, for instance, SOD, TAS, GSH, GSSG, and MDA (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.05), diminishing latent viral load. The silymarin administration was also found to revamp the fluster level of sex hormones. Our outcomes provide evidence that systematic administration of silymarin effectively remits deviant levels of hematological, serological, hormonal, and antioxidant markers. 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