Hi, swabs are only accurate for showing a positive. If you want to confirm your herpes status have a blood test. You can test now for an old infection or wait 3 months post any sex for a recent infection.
She did a swab test and told me that if it came back negative I should do the blood test in 3 months.
Visual diagnoses are not overly accurate at all. I think the doctor is mainly being thorough in terms of a diagnosis.
What testing did you have done for HSV, swab and blood?