hsv1+2 IGm index value 0.60 and hsv1+2 Igg index value 1.45 meaning?

[sarkar0382]

I have been tested with hsv1+2 igg 1.45 index value and igm 0.60 , I don't have any symptoms as of today , can you please guide me if I have hsv1 or 2 and what does low positive index imply?

[feelingundone]

I really don't like when they combine the hsv tests. The results are confusing and some what useless. Yes you had a very low positive test result which can mean anything or absolutely nothing. I bet you don't have either hsv strain.
The best advice I can give you is have another blood test done. No igm testing. Just get a type specific igg test for hsv1 and hsv2. Meaning they test each one separately, so you will have a result value for each

[sarkar0382]

Thanks , but does HSV1+2 means the index has been cumulative... can 1.45 attribute to 1.1 HSV1 and 0.3 HSV 2. Is this kind of calculation justified?

[feelingundone]

Yes it has been cumulative. Yes that is justified especially if you have had cold sores. It could also be a false positive altogether. I have witnessed this so many times. If you don't get cold sores then I recommend a new separate test.
When was your last unprotected sexual exposure?

[sarkar0382]

I had an oral sex from a korean girl at a club in manila exactly one month back. Till now I have no laisons. I got tested because I was feeling uncomfortable at my penis tip. Today my pain grew more for about 5 mins but no sign of any blister. I masturbate daily till the point I am about to come. I have observed that when I get aroused the penis opening swells up and the pain starts. Am I having an outbreak or a UTI? Any idea?

[feelingundone]

It's not an outbreak that's for sure. If you had a newly acquired genital hsv1 infection, you'd know it. The are most often very harsh. What you describe is not hsv related

[sarkar0382]

I still dont understand the meaning of HSV1+2 1.45 Igg , is there any medical literature in support of the fact that the value 1.45 is the sum of index value of HSV1 and HASV 2 antibodies??? If its true then I might not be having HSV at all because the break up between HSV1 and 2 might be 0.9 and 0.55 in this case both are negative ... Please can you put some light on this??

[feelingundone]

If you had a combined test it will have only one value. If they were separate then they would have a value for hsv1 and hsv2. I don't have your test results so I can't say for sure. Either way the number is so low it's doubtful you have hsv of any kind.

[feelingundone]

Call your Dr and ask if this was combined