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Joe

Hello,

Can a 2.02 be a false positive on a HSV-2 IgG with zero outbreaks?

Should I just wait another 3 months and get re-tested?

Thanks-
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Thank you for the reply and for assisting Grace. I'll get the WB. Do you happen to have a link to purchase the test online? (I'll pay out-of-pocket).
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Yes a WB test is a good idea, you may get low positives continuously from commercial tests and be little wiser.

If you are four months or more from the last encounter with a possible source (and I suspect it is a long time) then go for the test now.

Very few people reduce into the low positive range if infected, but it does happen. It is not related to frequency of outbreaks though.
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Hi Grace,

I just got another HSV-2 igg test and it came back at 1.72 (10 weeks ago it was 2.02). It was a free test so I took the offer. I haven't done the WB yet as other priorities came up. Still no OBs. Should I just get the WB in 2 months to confirm the low positive?

Also, is it true this test just deciphers how much anti-bodies are in your blood? And that if no outbreaks occur, this number can drop? A friend got tested and he was at 5.45. Just curious on the difference of numbers and what it gauges.

Thanks!
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101028 tn?1419603004
just make sure that you wife had a type specific herpes igg blood test done at that time. if she did, you can seek out a herpes WB now to confirm your low positive hsv2 igg.
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A week earlier with my wife. I tested because I had heard via the grape vine my ex had this STD so was curious. My wife has no OBs and was negative 4 months ago (tested due to a yeast infection). Thank you.
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101028 tn?1419603004
how long prior to testing had you last had sex?

grace
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