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Hi was routinely tested for all STDs on June 3 and came up equivocal for HSV 2 at .98 and was tested
Again June 19 and it went 1.05. Since it is increasing does that mean I definite have it? I have been more
Sexually active but always used protection for sex but not head, which isn't uncommon. Any help would be great! Thank you!
Again June 19 and it went 1.05. Since it is increasing does that mean I definite have it? I have been more
Sexually active but always used protection for sex but not head, which isn't uncommon. Any help would be great! Thank you!
Yes there are random proteins in your blood that can stick to the testing wells and cause a false positive. It is not an uncommon occurrence at all. It is not necessarily because of the factors you describe, people in peak health also produce false positives.
Anything below 3.5 has a suspicion of being a false positive. The best you can do is wait a few weeks and retest. The answer may well be clearer at that time. If not, you can proceed to a Westernblot confirmation.
Anything below 3.5 has a suspicion of being a false positive. The best you can do is wait a few weeks and retest. The answer may well be clearer at that time. If not, you can proceed to a Westernblot confirmation.
I did ask who I was involved with and everyone claims they don't have it, which I know could not true. My doctor said I must of encountered the virus because it is reading equivocal. Can anything else throw off the blood test? I did have hernia surgery and weird stuff was going on down there.
Does it matter if one person I was sexually active with had chicken pox? He got them after we were active.
From what ive read, systems based on below 1 negative would mean a ,98 is negative but either way a second test would need to be performed.
What are the ranges for the test? If it is Herpeselect then 0.9 to 1.1 is Equivocal on the piece of paper.
As indicated, testing has a lot of false positive issues with a sensitive low threshold. The difference between 0.98 and 1.05 is quite readily just random fluctuation in the test control as well as manual processes associated with the test. I'd suggest this is hence the same result. If you were infected I'd expect much more movement in 13 days.
Receiving oral sex would not be a practical risk of acquiring HSV2. Condoms are not complete protection from HSV2.
Test again in 6 weeks plus and take things from there.
As indicated, testing has a lot of false positive issues with a sensitive low threshold. The difference between 0.98 and 1.05 is quite readily just random fluctuation in the test control as well as manual processes associated with the test. I'd suggest this is hence the same result. If you were infected I'd expect much more movement in 13 days.
Receiving oral sex would not be a practical risk of acquiring HSV2. Condoms are not complete protection from HSV2.
Test again in 6 weeks plus and take things from there.
Hi. .98 is not equivical, its negative. Equivical means low positive in need of retesting. So throw .98 out of the equation. A low positive like 1.05 means either a recent infection or a false positive.
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So if I recently tested .94 equivocal hsv2 it’s negative? My obgyn said it’s not positive or negative n that I should test in 8 weeks again
Ask for the lab report. It may depend on the type of test that was done and the lab. Even if it's considered equivocal, it's still very low. Most experts think that anything under 3.5, especially with a pre-existing HSV1 infection, needs to be confirmed. Unless you are having symptoms, it's not something I'd worry about. If you are having symptoms, just retest and see what it says. It honestly could go either way.
It was a IgG blood test. No symptoms present. I just did a routine std panel and it came back hsv2 .94 antibodies and neg for hsv1.
The only thing you can do is retest, but it's not something I'd overly worry about, especially in the absence of symptoms.
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