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Do I have herpes type 2 and 1
I was tested a year ago this were the results
HSV 1 IIG specific AB <.90
HSV 2 IIG specific AB 3.29
I went after that and the nurse practitioner told me you had exposure but no infection.
Today I had my annual and the gynecologist told me ok last year you tested positive for both, come if you have any lesions and don't have sex during that time, and you don't have to tell your future partners if you don't want to. I said I had never got a lesion that I remember, could I be asyntomatic?. Also confuse about all they told me. Any advise??
HSV 1 IIG specific AB <.90
HSV 2 IIG specific AB 3.29
I went after that and the nurse practitioner told me you had exposure but no infection.
Today I had my annual and the gynecologist told me ok last year you tested positive for both, come if you have any lesions and don't have sex during that time, and you don't have to tell your future partners if you don't want to. I said I had never got a lesion that I remember, could I be asyntomatic?. Also confuse about all they told me. Any advise??
your hsv2 igg is a low positive and will need confirmed with further testing. The easiest thing to do is to ask your provider to just repeat the type specific igg blood test you had done. If your hsv2 igg is still less than 5, since you've had no actual symptoms, you'll need to confirm your status with a herpes western blot test. More info on testing for herpes is in the testing section of the free herpes handbook by Terri Warren ( google it and it comes right up).
At this point, your hsv1 igg is negative. You don't have hsv1 according to your test results. That said, there is a high false negative rate with hsv1 igg testing but the herpes western blot test would help confirm your hsv1 status for you too.
Your hsv2 igg is positive which would mean that you do have hsv2. Since you've had no symptoms though and it is a low positive, you need to confirm your status with further testing due to the high false positive rate with the igg blood tests.
At this point, your hsv1 igg is negative. You don't have hsv1 according to your test results. That said, there is a high false negative rate with hsv1 igg testing but the herpes western blot test would help confirm your hsv1 status for you too.
Your hsv2 igg is positive which would mean that you do have hsv2. Since you've had no symptoms though and it is a low positive, you need to confirm your status with further testing due to the high false positive rate with the igg blood tests.
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