Equivocal Result??

[anxiousalways104]

Hello all, let me give everyone a run down. I had been in a long term faithful monogamous relationship which ended a few months ago. I recently hooked up with a guy a few times and each time we used condoms. He did go down on me once unprotected. Well I tend to be OCD and paronoid and deal with anxiety so just for an instant relief I decided to get tested. Which really makes no sense as I got tested a week after protected sex. Crazy I know I know. Anyway I got my results back today and everything came back negative except for my blood test for herpes2. It came back equivocal. My number for the equivocal reading was 1.07. I of course freaked out and convinced myself I would die of herpes tomorrow.(anxiety for ya) I finally calmed down and did a lot of research and I feel better about my chances of being actually negative. I would just like some feedback. I talked to my partner who is the only person I would have gotten this from and he was surprised and said to his knowledge he did not think he had herpes. He said he had never noticed any physical symptoms and had always used protection with people before me, but it has been over a year or so since his last test which was negative. He plans on getting tested on Monday and hopefully all will be well. I myself have not experienced any symptoms. I have recently had a sore throat and swollen lymph nodes which I went to the dr. for and attributed it to allergies and sinuses. I took some allergy meds and sudafed and felt much better.  Now my question is why would an equivocal result pop up if I am indeed negative? I have seen a lot of info where equivocal ppl retest and result in the negative. I was tested through labcorp and the guy I spoke to about results could not really answer my many questions. I'm planning on retesting with an actual clinic or gyno. I am dealing with a urinary tract infection and I don't know if that could even affect a test. I know it says it tests for antibodies in the blood. It really was too early to test for anything anyway and I had to real reason to be afraid bc of how safe we were but like I said my ocd kicked in and told me to get tested just in case. Now I'm more anxious than I was before the damn test and I have no real definitive result. I could just use some info or advice from people with previous experience with this kind of thing. Thank you.

[catinbarefeet]

It can happen, yes.

[Marii_17]

Is it common for a test to come equivocal & the retest to come out negative?

[catinbarefeet]

No, your UTI would not impact your HSV test. Your equivocal ab isn't conclusive. Re-test in 16 weeks to see whether more antibodies have formed. If it comes back negative, you don't have HSV.

[Marii_17]

Hi I have a question. I had my blood test checked for STDs & everything came out Negative except for herpes 2 which came out equivocal with a 1.07. I had recently had a urine infection can that be why it came out a 1.07? Or should I be prepared for the worst? Please help

[gracefromHHP]

you tested too early for the std's you were at risk for from protected sex. because unprotected oral can also transmit std's, you did need chlamydia and gonorrhea testing and that was accurate 1 week post encounter. you have to wait at least 6 weeks post encounter for syphilis testing. you have to wait at least 3 months post encounter for herpes testing.  we don't have tests to adequately cover the hpv risk. have you had your gardasil shot series for hpv?

grace