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Inconclusive results? - months after exposure

by hpvquestions123, Aug 26, 2009 11:42PM
Hi, I recently received my IGG test results back. Its been quite a few months (probably 7) since the exposure with a person with unknown hsv status (and a condom was used). I was positive for HSV1 even though I have never had a cold sore, and they said the HSV2 result was 'inconclusive' with a value of 2.0. The doctor said she thinks this is a false positive. If I were truly positive then would the values be higher than 2.0 seven months after the encounter? Is there a good chance this is a false positive? Thanks in advance for any advice...
  
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by gracefromHHP, Aug 27, 2009 01:43PM
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/STDs/Confusing-Igg-Test-Results/show/771141 is a good prior post on the false positive issues with the herpes tests fo rmore reading.

At this point your result is a positive result but it' s on the low side. You need to confirm it with additional testing like a herpes WB blood test.

grace
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