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HSV 1 and 2 test, false positive?
Ok so I had unprotected anal sex a week ago. That night I put rubbing alcohol on my penis and some got in the urthrea. The next day I had burning pee for a week and it’s gone now. I had what looked like a ingrown hair the next day after sex and piped it and a couple days later 3 small blisters looked to appear. They never hurt and they seem to be going away. Nothing hurts. I got tested and was positive for both HSV 1 and 2. IGM was positive on both. 1.20 on both with a negative being <1.20 so idk how it’s possitive. Then on IGG my HSV1 was 2.33H and HSV was <0.90 so idk what any of this means and I don’t believe I have herpes. I thinks it’s just a burn maybe from the rubbing alcohol.
IGMs are notorious for being inaccurate. Stick with IGG tests. Its not really a surprise you have hsv1, half the us population does. Wether it's oral or genital is unknown. The only way to know is to do a swab on any lesions you find. Retest for hsv2 at 6 weeks and if neg again at 3 months to verify
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