OK he told me they did a swab of his sores- He went to an STD clinic. I went to the same clinic two days later and when I asked them to test me for herpes based on the sores on my lip they stated they dont do testing for that only vaginal or penis sores- they then told me that my lip sores didn't look like herpes. THe next day I went to my own gyn who did the vaginal swab.
I am so confused now. Should I get the herpes igg blood tests, when should I get it? My husband gets his test results on the 18th. if he is tested negative should I stilanl worry?
Thank you
just to clarify - what testing did your husband have done when he was seen?
Unfortunately neither of you have had adequate testing for herpes :(
It was pretty useless of them to swab your genital area when you had symptoms orally. they could've swabbed your oral area instead but it sounds like whoever you saw was a tad clueless about testing for herpes :(
Your spouse only having a visual diagnosis of herpes is fine for the purpose of starting treatment but a lesion culture should've also been done on his symptoms.
at this point I recommend you both get type specific herpes igg blood tests to see who has what and go from there.
grace
Okay thank u I will ask my gyn about the test he gave me and ask to get tested again with the specific test you mentioned.
Swab testing has a high false negative. Herpes won't come a day later no. Though your husband should have had his sores swabbed.
You both need to test using a type specific igg hsv test. This will give you accurate answers as to what you and he may have. If he has a new infection it may take up to 3 months for a test to be accurate. If he gets tested now and he is negative and you test positive then he needs to repeat in 3 months.
Once you get tested please feel free to post your lab results and grace can look them over for you.
I encourage both you and your husband to get herpes igg blood tests to see who has what and go from there. lesion cultures have a high false negative rate so getting the blood work done for peace of mind is a good idea even if his culture comes back negative.
has his lesion culture come back yet? I'd have him call the clinic and ask if he hasn't heard yet.