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HSV2 and HIV tests
I contracted HSV2 on June 7th. I tested positive for HSV2 on June 29th and negative for HIV on June 29th. Then I tested negative again last week which marked 90 days since exposure. Could it still be too early for HIV to show up and these be false negatives? I feel like I have related symptoms but don't know if I'm worrying myself. One of them is some unusual nerve activity in my left foot recently. Also, my HSV2 blood test was not only positive 21 days after exposure but it was 7.59 igg which is super high. I heard it takes a few months to develop the antibodies and therefore just as long to get a positive blood test.. Could I have had this infection before the exposure even though after this incident is when I displayed a primary episode?
10 days later I had a low-grade fever, excessive watery discharge with an unfamiliar odor, lower back ache from hell, dehydrated, swollen lymph nodes in my neck, and an ulcer on my labia, never had any kind of sore down there in my life. I couldn't believe my eyes. Went to doc, When he looked at it he didn't think it was herpes which I thought was odd because what else would it be? Took a culture swab which came back positive a few days later. Then at 21 days post exposure ran a blood test which was positive and very high antibodies. So based off everything it was obviously an initial OB/primary episode which is why I believe it was the June 7 affair, however the blood work at 21 days being positive and also high + makes me question.
Your blood test most likely indicates an older infection.
Was the cut off for positive 1.1?
What symptoms did you have 10 days after exposure?
No need to check for HIV again, the result is consclusive.
Was the cut off for positive 1.1?
What symptoms did you have 10 days after exposure?
No need to check for HIV again, the result is consclusive.
Ultimately it does not matter when or who, but it's just for my own knowledge and understanding.
I will check again at 6 months. Also, someone already answered it but my blood test for hsv2 was positive at 21 days and a HIGH positive, when its uncommon to even be positive at all that early. Could this really be an old infection? How so if my primary episode occured 10 days after the event? I never had an outbreak in my life nor any of the symptoms I displayed
You can conlcude you do not have it at 12 weeks if just an antibody test was undertaken. HIV does not cause nerve issues.
Check your test carefully, did it check for p24 antigen? If so this is extra, extra certain.
Check your test carefully, did it check for p24 antigen? If so this is extra, extra certain.
I took the first hiv test at 3 weeks and it was negative. Then I tested again at 12 weeks and it was still negative. Is 3 months still too early to get a positive result if I have it?
Hi, yes with a high level of antibodies, testing at 21 days would confirm youve had this for quite some time not from the june 7 affair. For HIV you can take the DUO test at 28 days for final confirmation.
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