Herpes Test results, hoping for the best solution!

I currently went in to get a check up with the whole STD thing before school started for my own information. I haven't been sexually active since May' 08. I went in to get my results and I'm good everywhere but for herpes. HSV 1 & 2 IGG/IGM WITH REFLEX is the name of the test results. It came up positive with a "IgM" test of 1.33 and Negative with a "IgG" test of .44 (as shown below). The title confuses me also by saying "HSV 1 & 2 IgG/IgM with reflex" does this mean that Type 1 was tested with IgG and Type 2 with IgM? Or do i have HSV type 1 and 2?


HSV IGG ABY W/REFLEX   0.44   -  Index Value
   Negative, suggests no immunologic exposure.

HSV IGM ANTIBODY 1.33 -  Index Value
   Positive, suggests current or recent infection.


As i said earlier, i haven't been sexually active since May, 2008 and i have had no sign's or symptoms of any outbreaks, lesions, or itching. This result freaks me out! I started doing research people keep saying disregard the IgM tests and only take igG tests. My ultimate question then is, should i accept this test result as POSSITIVE and go from their? OR go in and do a retake of it? Thanks

[auntiejessi]

The IgM is an unreliable test.  Act like you never had it.  Its wrong as often as it is right.

You do not have herpes.

Here is a thread with a really good explanation of the IgM - http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/248394

Aj

[anthscot]

Should i go in and do a retake? Im still confused on the whole thing? Is both the HSV 1 and 2 tied into these results? or is the HSV 1 the IgG test, and the HSV 2 the IgM test? Or did they test both 1 and 2 with both types of antibodies?

[gracefromHHP]

The test you had done is the old default labcorp testing for herpes by the looks of it.  The igg test is a combined test on that test and if it's negative then they stop there and don't do a hsv2 igg type specific test to see if you have hsv2 or not.  In theory being negative on the combined test means you have neither hsv1 or hsv2.

As Jess already pointed out and gave you a link to more info - the igm test is useless and should've never been drawn on you so totally disregard the + results from it.  they are pretty much meaningless.

You waited long enough that there's really not any reason to repeat your herpes igg blood test at this point.

grace

[anthscot]

Thank you both for "easing" my mind for now. I've always played it safe, and i took a risk and definitely learned from it! But i do appreciate you Jess and grace for helping everyone, and your word's are comforting and make me happy. However since i've always played it safe, i think i will talk with my doctor, explain what i have learned this entire day (got the news today) and see what they have to say! Thanks again! I shall post what my Doc. says once i find everything out :D