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Can i get hsv2 from two protected sex encounters?

! I had unprotected sex with an older woman (aged 69) twice about three years ago. I revisited her twice recently and this time used a condom (she was 71-72 now).

She then tells me after that she had gotten herpes nearly 40 years ago when she was in her early thirties. I freaked out and got an igg blood test exactly 3 weeks from the most recent exposure.

At this time I was more concerned about catching herpes from unprotected sex with her 3 years ago so I only waited 3 weeks from last exposure to get the blood test. I came back with a high count for hsv 1 (25.5) and negative for hsv 2 (.9<). I figured i had hsv 1 for a while but dont remember symptoms. The other person got a blood test and was found positive for hsv2 but negative for hsv1.

So now based on my igg blood test, i am negative from having hsv2 (so far), as that test was taken years after we had unprotected sex twice.. but only 3 weeks from when we rekindled and had protected sex twice, the most recent being 3 weeks ago.

Is it possible I could still recently acquire hsv2 from the two protected sex encounters we had? I took that blood test 3 weeks from last exposure and it has been almost 6 weeks total now from last exposure and i have not received any symptoms.

I plan on getting another igg blood test in 3-4 months for good measure but just wanted to know the likelihood of the igg elisa blood test missing the antibodies for hsv2 due to testing so early  (3 weeks from last exposure).

Also, this 71-72 year old said shes only had 1 outbreak which was a few years ago and she is a "silent carrier" who takes valtrex on a usual basis but might miss it once every few days so im assuming she takes valtrex 3-4x a week.
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