Hi - A few weeks ago, an exboyfriend advised me that he had just had a genital herpes outbreak confirmed by a culture. This is his first outbreak that he is aware of and as far as he knows, he's never had any previous symptoms. We've both had other partners since our relationship ended about 3-4 years ago. But his current girlfriend swore up and down that she had recently had "std testing" and had come back "clean." So he did not think he had contracted it from her, and that it could have been an older infection.
I've never had any symptoms or any previous cause for concern. I've never had coldsores either. I've talked to both of my partners since then and none of us can recall ever noticing any symptoms of oral or genital herpes. (but none of us had been tested for herpes in recent history either) I went to my GP and asked to be tested anyway and in the last week I had been doing a LOT of reading on these forums.
In the meantime, my ex told me that his current girlfriend also went for testing and came back positve for HSV 1. I have no other details.
I just got my results back and all it says is HSV 1 IgM, IFA <1:20 and HSV 2 IgM, IFA <1:20 (it was done by Quest. I can't find a test name on this page anywhere.) So this appears to mean that they Only tested me for IgM and 'no antibody detected.' ....
After all that I've read, the IgM is "useless," the CDC advises against herpes IgM testing, and Dr. HHH wrote that Quest announced they would not be testing adults for herpes IgM unless a healthcare provider specifically requests it! So - I'm not very happy right now, b/c this appears to have been a huge waste of my time and I'm disappointed that my docter was not aware of the current herpes info!!
My question is - what do you all think is the likelyhood that I could still be IgG postive for herpes, even though I have the negative IgM tests, and that myself and my recent partners appear to be symptom free, and my ex just had his apparent first infection w/ a partner that also tested postive? Should I go back to the docter and ask for the IgG test? or do you all think that given the circumstances, this is sufficient info to consider this "case closed?"
Thanks for your input!