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Herpes antibody activity
How fast can antibody levels decline as measured by the IGG test?
the location or the type has absolutely NOTHING to do with the numeric result of your igg results.
even the best blood tests we have still miss 1 out of every 10 hsv1 infections unfortunately.
I think we can better help you if you post more details about your situation.
grace
even the best blood tests we have still miss 1 out of every 10 hsv1 infections unfortunately.
I think we can better help you if you post more details about your situation.
grace
Does type 1 genital induce less antibodies? Would it be more likely to produce a false negative than type 1 oral?
The theory is that when you experience an outbreak, or have a
coldsore, which is a form of outbreak, or when you are undergoing
asymptomatic shedding, which is merely viral activity without the
outbreak, that your immune system wakes up and pumps out more IgG
antibodies, and if you coincidentally have your blood test that day
the results could be extraordinarily high. Conversely, although
it's somewhat more controversial, if you are not prone to outbreaks,
if for some reason your HSV infection is predominantly latent and
therefore there's no activity from it that will trigger your immune
system, your antibody levels could drop.
coldsore, which is a form of outbreak, or when you are undergoing
asymptomatic shedding, which is merely viral activity without the
outbreak, that your immune system wakes up and pumps out more IgG
antibodies, and if you coincidentally have your blood test that day
the results could be extraordinarily high. Conversely, although
it's somewhat more controversial, if you are not prone to outbreaks,
if for some reason your HSV infection is predominantly latent and
therefore there's no activity from it that will trigger your immune
system, your antibody levels could drop.
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
