results Interpretation

[diman85]

Hi everyone,

I have just done HSV test and I would to have an interpretation of these results:

HSV - 1 IgM  Negative 2
HSV - 1 IgG  Negative 1

HSV - 2 IgM Negative 1
HSV - 2 IgG Negative 1

In the lab they said that if it is below 9 it is Negative. So I do not have herpes? why can numbers vary from 0 to 9?

Thanks

[gracefromHHP]

no, it doesn't mean you have a little bit of herpes.

[diman85]

thank you fo your reply and claifications.

But i still don t understand very well. such values mean that I have some herpes cells? It is not either black or white? what is the reason for such values to fluctuate?

Thanks

[gracefromHHP]

it's the way they do the test. they compare your blood to a known positive sample and get a percentage of likelihood you match and then a mathematical algorithm  converts it into the numeric result that gets reported to your provider.  

[diman85]

thank you for your reply. I was just wondering from where does or why does these numeric value appear if one is negative?

[gracefromHHP]

yes - you will still have a numeric value with most tests which is why we have our result ranges.

[diman85]

thank you for your answer. aside from the test accuracy is it normal to have values in the test result and still be negative as the results are below the reference range for being positive?

[gracefromHHP]

it's not a widely used test and I am not aware of the accuracy of it. there are pretty good herpes tests and not so good tests out there. I suggest finding a support group close to you that has someone like me who is familiar with the test you had done to better help you.

[diman85]

yes i am outside the US? I did it in a well known lab.

Why do u have doubts on the accuracy?

[gracefromHHP]

are you outside of the US?  You appear to have had a test that isn't offered in the US so I really can't help you much with the accuracy of the testing you had done.

[diman85]

Thank you for your reply.

What do you mean by numeric results? the results are the numbers next to Negative this is how it appears on the Test.
reference range is:
0 to 9 EU/ml = Negative  
9 to 11 EU/ml = equivocal
11 or more EU/ml  = positive.

I had the protected vaginal sex and unprotected oral sex (I was the receiver, I am a male) 3 months prior to the Test.

[gracefromHHP]

you didn't list numeric results.

how long prior to getting tested had you last had sex?

grace