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HSV1 AND HSV2? TESTING
Hi
This is my first question on this forum.
I got a few blood tests done to check if i have HSV1 or HSV2.
The tests done were as follows:
1. HSV1 - Igg and Igm Antibody.
2. HSV2 - Igg and Ign Antibody.
3. HSV1 - Realtime DNA PCR - confirmed with
Western Blot.
4. HSV2 - Realtime DNA PCR - confirmed with
Western Blot.
ALL TESTs CAME BACK - NEGATIVE.
Do these TESTs prove i dont have HSV1 and HSV2?
Thank you for your time.
This is my first question on this forum.
I got a few blood tests done to check if i have HSV1 or HSV2.
The tests done were as follows:
1. HSV1 - Igg and Igm Antibody.
2. HSV2 - Igg and Ign Antibody.
3. HSV1 - Realtime DNA PCR - confirmed with
Western Blot.
4. HSV2 - Realtime DNA PCR - confirmed with
Western Blot.
ALL TESTs CAME BACK - NEGATIVE.
Do these TESTs prove i dont have HSV1 and HSV2?
Thank you for your time.
Assuming enough time has elapsed between your encounter and the time you took the antibody tests (IgG), then you do not have any evidence you do have it.
I'm not sure why you took the pcr tests. Did you have blisters?
I'm not sure why you took the pcr tests. Did you have blisters?
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I took the tests 4 weeks after my last condom protected exposure.
I took the PCR test to check directly for the virus in the blood.
I have had no symptoms watsoever in years, just wanted to check if i have it.
I took the PCR test to check directly for the virus in the blood.
I have had no symptoms watsoever in years, just wanted to check if i have it.
The virus will not be in the blood. I'm not sure why the medical professional gave that test to you. Makes no sense.
Condom protected sex is safe sex. Not totally risk-free, but much much lower risk than unprotected sex. I have seen it written on the internet that condoms reduce the risk of herpes by 50 percent, but that is a very conservative estimate. When used properly, meaning the condom is on the penis before any genital contact occurs, stays on throughout the encounter and does not break, condoms are much more effective than typically stated. They probably reduce the odds of herpes transmission occurring by at least 80 percent.
Summing it all up - you have negative tests at 4 weeks, never had symptoms, and used a condom - the odds you would have herpes is on the order of one in several hundred thousand. You should not be concerned about herpes. Good luck and congratulations on using condoms and practicing safe sex.
Condom protected sex is safe sex. Not totally risk-free, but much much lower risk than unprotected sex. I have seen it written on the internet that condoms reduce the risk of herpes by 50 percent, but that is a very conservative estimate. When used properly, meaning the condom is on the penis before any genital contact occurs, stays on throughout the encounter and does not break, condoms are much more effective than typically stated. They probably reduce the odds of herpes transmission occurring by at least 80 percent.
Summing it all up - you have negative tests at 4 weeks, never had symptoms, and used a condom - the odds you would have herpes is on the order of one in several hundred thousand. You should not be concerned about herpes. Good luck and congratulations on using condoms and practicing safe sex.
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