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HSV-2 results were 1.67H what does this mean?

1.67H is that high or low. Recent or past exposure?
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Yes, good questions - is this an IgM or IgG test?

When was your most recent possible exposure?

If this is an IgM test, that's a terrible test. It's unreliable and shouldn't be done on anyone but newborns.

https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2013/07/order-herpes-igm-blood-test.html

https://drjengunter.com/2013/06/17/igm-blood-test-for-herpes-just-say-no/

https://www.statnews.com/2017/01/26/flawed-herpes-testing-leads-to-false-positives/

The CDC also recommends against it, as does pretty much every expert in the field.

If it's an IgG, that's a really low positive. It could be a false positive, which you can confirm with another test 12 weeks from your most recent exposure, or with a Western Blot if it's been 12 weeks.

If you've had a recent exposure - within maybe 6 weeks - your numbers could be rising, but it could also still be a false positive. You could test again at 12 weeks.

The CDC and every single expert in the field believes that a result under a 3.5 needs to be confirmed. At 1.67, you probably have around an 80% chance of this being a false positive if this is a 12 week test.

What led you to test? Did you have symptoms? A known exposure to someone who has herpes? Was it a known exposure?
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Sorry auntiejessi I thought it was 2.5
Oh no worries - I didn't even notice, and it still means he needs to get it confirmed.

No big deal. :)
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If you truly have it that would be recent infection. You would need confirmation test with western blot or to wait 8-12 weeks and retest. Anything under 2.5 needs confirmation. But with an IGG test. Does it say igg or igm? Igm I’m not a reliable test.
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Does your test results say IGM or IGG near the 1.67? Anything under <1.09 is negative.
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