Herpes western blot question please Grace anwser lol

[mefirstforever]

Hello i just need some help in clarifying my western blot results. So here is the story...i'm a female who on july 16 th i had protected sex. I did not know his status.. he had no visible bumps or anything..it ws really just a one time thing. But i decided to get tested anyways to be safe. at 3 months post possible exposure...my results were hsv2 1.09 equivical  and negative for hsv1 i forgot the exact numerical result. anwyas...it was an igg test done by labcorp. Soo i get restested  2 weeks later...meaning it was then 3 1/2 months post exposure..and i come out as 1.16 positive. Which i read is a low positive and needs confirmation...i looked into the western blot..and had that done..i waited until it was about 20 weeks post exposure..and i turned out negative for both hsv2 and hsv1. Im just a little confused...i know its good news..but how much can i trust the western blot and these negative results? oh and also i never had any symtoms.

[Life360_Dave]

Its a very accurate test

[mefirstforever]

I guess what worries me the most is that supposedly this test isn't fda approved and I wonder why .. If it's accurate and a good test ? When I told the doctor about it he looked at me confused . Do u kno why this test isn't fda approved ?

[HowardH]

I'm not Grace, but I'm sure she would answer exactly as I will:  The Western blot tells the true story. And this was expected: even though an ELISA value over 1.1 is technically positive, most people with values of 1.16 are not infected. In fact, only levels much higher than this (3.5 or above) are definitely positive.

So all is well. You are not infected with either HSV1 or HSV2 and needn't worry further about it.