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Trying to understand my test results.
Basically I posted a question a while ago here about my results and I tested again after and they came back negative. I'm just still caught up on one part. On my first round of results I had an combined HSV 1/2 IGG-ARUP where it put me in the 2.18 positive range. Then my next test was a igm combined (which I've been told is garbage) the combined results of that was a .98 equivocal. But in that same blood they tested for hsv-2 after the first two tests and I came back negative. .31 Then went back two weeks later to re test and they did igg for hsv 1 and hsv 2 separate. Both came back low negative .28 or less. So I don't quite understand what's going on.... does that mean I'm herpes free? The first set of tests were almost two months after I last had protected sex. And then I took the next two tests two weeks later. I don't understand how that combined test got so high but all my separate igg tests were so low?
False low possitives are not uncommon. Anything lower than a 3.5 needs conformation testing. Yes igm tests are useless. If your recent test was at least 12 weeks post exposure than I would definitely say you don't have hsv
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
