I have never had any symptoms of HSV1 or 2 in my life - period. Nothing even close. I have been married almost 14 years. My partner has been absolutely faithful. Regrettably I have not, but it's been over 6 years since I have had sexual contact outside of my marriage. My conscience (and a desire to have honesty in my relationship) recently compelled me to disclose my previous indiscretions to my partner and consequently, both my partner and I have gotten 'complete' STD checks - I'll save the counseling, reconciliation, restitution and soul-searching for a different forum.
Regarding the testing, we are both negative on all fronts except for HSV. My partner is positive for HSV1, but negative for HSV2. My partner has never shown symptoms of HSV1 (or HSV 2 for that matter). My results are as follows:
Name: HSV 1 IgG, Type Spec Value: <0.91 Reference Range: 0.00-0.90 index Interpretation: Negative
Name: HSV I/II IgG Value: 4.9 Reference Range: 0.0-0.8 index Interpretation: Positive
Name: HSV 2 IgG, Type Spec Value: <0.91 Reference Range: 0.00-0.90 index Interpretation: Negative
Because of the positive result on the HSV 1/2 IgG (bad news), and the negative results on the separate type-specific tests (good news), overall, the results are 'Inconclusive.'
FYI - the samples were taken by my doctor and sent to LabCorps.
Also FYI - I had chicken pox about 30 years ago (if that's relevant).
My plan (as suggested by the doctor) is to take the tests again in 3-4 weeks time. He queried Labcorps who in turn stated that "the EIA test combination is not specific to Herpes and that it could be a cross reaction or sign of early detection or pt is recovering from it...'
Well, I can't see how it could be early detection (unless I somehow picked up HSV1 just now from my wife after 13 years of marriage).
I'm not sure what 'pt is recovering from it' means. I thought Herpes was 'the gift that keeps on giving.'
What could cross reaction entail? Is that cross reaction between HSV1 and HSV2, in which case I may have one or the other or both and the type-specific tests were false negatives? Could my childhood chicken pox weigh in here (I can't find anything definitive online about this topic), could it be a cross reaction with something else?
I'm trying to research all I can about the validity of the different tests I took in order to understand the strange outcome, and would value any input from this community.