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Negative IGG at 1 year but classic Herpes symptoms...???
I started developing canker sores in late August. I then began noticing they would tingle before coming on, along with an itchy face. They last about 5 days and then dissipate. I’ve had one after another for nearly 3 months now. At about the 2.5 month mark, I started having vaginal itching, as well as excessive discharge. I then noticed there were indeed bumps in clusters around my vagina. Valacyclovir didn’t help much, but lysine and abreva have.
HOWEVER I tested negative for HSV 1 and 2 via IgG antibody tests at 1 year after exposure of kissing and nearly 2 years after sex...how is this possible???? I just want to know what is going on.
HOWEVER I tested negative for HSV 1 and 2 via IgG antibody tests at 1 year after exposure of kissing and nearly 2 years after sex...how is this possible???? I just want to know what is going on.
I also wanted to add that I have had flu like symptoms right before particularly severe canker sores.
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Canker sores are not herpes. Sores on your lips and face can very well be herpes. What you describe sounds like herpes, and you have positive IgG tests. You can get the sores swabbed but you have pretty strong evidence for herpes.
The Herpes Select ELISA is reported back as an index value. A value greater than 1.1 is considered positive. False positives have been reported with values less than 3.5. If your value is less than 3.5, you can be tested again with a different test, preferably the Western blot, but the symptoms you describe sound like herpes.
The Herpes Select ELISA is reported back as an index value. A value greater than 1.1 is considered positive. False positives have been reported with values less than 3.5. If your value is less than 3.5, you can be tested again with a different test, preferably the Western blot, but the symptoms you describe sound like herpes.
She said negative antibody tests
Sorry, I misread your post. Yes, get the sores swabbed. Canker sores are not herpes. Also, the IgG HSV1 test misses at least 10 percent of infected people.
New study's suggest hsv1 igg can miss up to 30% of infections
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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.
