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Possible false negative?
I went in for testing and my HSV-2 came back with a positive index value of 1.48. My HSV-1 was also positive with a value of 4.97. I have never had any symptoms and still don't. I have read opinions that anything below 3.5 could be considered a false negative, and even read opinions that the new positive standard should be moved to anything above a 3.5 index value. I read in another post that one research study suggests that the HSV-1 result also should be taken into consideration. That study, done in men but not women, showed that if someone was also positive for HSV-1, the HSV-2 result was more likely to be false. Does anyone have any suggestions or possibly any info on the study that states that a positive HSV-1 and a low HSV-2 is most likely a negative HSV-2?
wait until 4 months post encounter and seek out the WB to know your status for sure.
Grace
Thank you. I am in the US and plan to retest. When I took this last test it had been almost 3 months since I had sex.
Thank you. I am in the US and plan to retest. When I took this last test it had been almost 3 months since I had sex.
Your hsv2 is a low positive and needs confirmed with further testing. we recommend the herpes WB for this. if you are in the US, how to obtain one is in our read before posting post on the forum.
how long prior to testing had you last had sex?
grace
how long prior to testing had you last had sex?
grace
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