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Is this low positive a false Positive?
Hello,
I took a herpes IgG blood test 13 weeks after my last sexual encounter as part of a general STD screening.
Results were
HSV1 : >5
HSV2: 1.17
A little background. I have only had two sexual partners. One of which was a year ago, I was only with him once and I got oral type 1 from him at the time of the encounter, presented with a typical oral outbreak, no genital symptoms of any kind.
The other sexual partner I was with for six months, and have not been with him for 13 weeks.
My question is, what is the likelihood that this is a false positive..?
And if it is not a false positive is there any chance that it came from the man a year ago or would it have to have come from my most recent partner?
Thanks
I took a herpes IgG blood test 13 weeks after my last sexual encounter as part of a general STD screening.
Results were
HSV1 : >5
HSV2: 1.17
A little background. I have only had two sexual partners. One of which was a year ago, I was only with him once and I got oral type 1 from him at the time of the encounter, presented with a typical oral outbreak, no genital symptoms of any kind.
The other sexual partner I was with for six months, and have not been with him for 13 weeks.
My question is, what is the likelihood that this is a false positive..?
And if it is not a false positive is there any chance that it came from the man a year ago or would it have to have come from my most recent partner?
Thanks
Hi, since hsv2 can cross react with hsv1 and your hsv1 is quite high, its amost certainly a false positive so retest now to confirm.
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Thank you for your response! I'm scheduled to get a test soon.
In the chance that it isn't a false positive, do you think that there's any chance I got it a year ago from the same exposure that gave me HSV1?
In the chance that it isn't a false positive, do you think that there's any chance I got it a year ago from the same exposure that gave me HSV1?
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