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Hsv positive but never had a symptoms

I've been reading a lot about people's post and I just want to ask my own question. I got my routine Pap smear. The nurse ask if I want to test for std so I said sure, since I'm not worried about anything and I just wanted to make sure I'm healthy. I have a little discharge so the nurse gave me antibiotics. Even tho i don't have any pain while urinating or any odor at all. But couple days later they called and said I tested positive for hsv 1 and 2. And I laugh because there's no way I don't even have a razor bump. And aftert antibiotics I have absolutely no discharge at all except for a little bit of clear liquid substance. I was so confuse so I called them back and ask them to tell me what kind of test or what my numbers are. But they didn't give me any answers other than I don't know it just says positive for hsv which frustrated me even more. I then scheduled to see someone and they set me an apt 3 weeks after the news.. I mean how could you possibly diagnose someone through the phone and leave them hanging. I'm a nervous wreck I've lost 5lbs for the past 3 days. Every little senses i get I freak out and this is the worst thing ever. Even with me going through so much stress i still don't have any type of flare up. Since stress is a big factor of causing a flare up. I've never been sick or ever even had the flu. I try to be healthy but still if a virus enters a body it will some how make me feel different I know my body ! I told the nurse that this must be a joke because I've never been sick or had any sores and she's like ohhh well it means you might of been expose to the virus? And insist on just rescheduling I'm half tempted to write a letter because this agony is eating me alive I don't feel like my self at all. Now my question is what are my chances that this could be a false positive like I've been reading. Now when I was 10 or 12 i had chicken pox and when I was 5 I had hepatitis A and every time I gets Tb test done it always turns false positive therefore I have to get X-ray every time I get a job. I'm 21 yrs old btw thank you to who ever answer my question and hopefully put some ease toy agony
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And my swab test came all normal, now I read some of the shedding could be in your Tract but my swab all came normal
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And could my current vaginal bacterial infection interfere with the test
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Hi, i would disregard these people and the test you took as we dont know what test they gave you. It may have been a combination test which is usless or if it was a igg type specific you may have a false positive. What i think happened is that you possibley have oral hsv1 from childhood which millions of  people do and it was a combo test which cross reacts with both hsv1 and 2 or your hsv2 fell into the false positive range.
just get another test which is the IgG herpes select type specific and let us know or call them and get a copy of the test results and post it here.
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Thank you so much for the quick respond. I tried to call them already and ask for the result and the lab tech just said it just says positive for hsv1 and 2.. I've been reading a lot of herpes and if I was infected I would know. I've never even had a cold sore in my life . Now I dated a guy who had cold sores for 4 years but we never kiss when he has it and I've never had it. And we broke up a year ago. I've been reading about western bolt test too should I ask for that test instead? I also learned that cdc is even against hsv testing unless there's a symptom or concerned. And the nurse who did my swab test even said I have a healthy vagina.
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3149845 tn?1506627771
Yes the Western Blot is a good test but since you now have an issue you should retest to confirm.
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I will thank you so much ! In your opinion what do you think? Could my past health history and my current infection interfere with the test. Like I said I've been so stressed and lost 5lbs the past 3 days and I don't feel or see anything flaring up that would make me think I really am infected. Other than losing appetite I don't have any other symptoms
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Hi, the only thing that would affect test results is taking antivirals with a recent infection. It could delay a positive.
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Okay thank you I've never taken any medicine till after my test
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I'm praying it's a false positive
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Hi I just got a copy of my result and it doesn't give me any numbers all it says it postive for antibodies ? I'm so confuse
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Can you post the test results here?
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They didn't give me any numbers all they said is they test for antibodies and they came up positive for both.. Which for the record I've been in so much stress and out of curiousity I did everything they said not to do to prevent a break out and I still have noooo symptoms I still don't feel sick or anything! If anything foreign enters your body your body will react right. I mean I feel it when I get flu shots I just can't accept this diagnosis specially it doesn't make sens. I've been researching and like you said I probably have so much of the hsv 1 that my hsv 2 test came up positive as well. Cause I remember when I was a kid I was covered in chicken pox I had it on my scalp in my ears in my mouth on my growing area on feet I mean every where I has some scars from it. Am I wrong for thinking adamantly that they misdiagnosed me? Why would I take drugs I don't need right ?
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