We ask patients to wait 4 months for the most accurate results. But you are at almost 3 months so that's pretty close. Your decision in the end.
Terri
Dear Terri I got a question to ask you!
Do you think I tested to early at 85 days past exposure? I been doing a lot of running and working out and the other day I notice a bump with a hair coming out of it on my right side of the groin and started to freak out!! I haven't had any sex since December 23 should I be worry about herpes 2 or Forget about it?
Yes, I believe you can count on this test.
Terri
Hello dead terri. i got my results today they were :
Hsv1 IGG Type, specific .4.11
Hsv2 IGG Type, specific .91 :)
it saids the i'm negative for hsv 2 so can i trust this test results all the symptoms i had in the past can be forgotten correct?
No, it only takes a small amount of blood to run the test.
Terri
Hello terry i went to labcorp to have my blood taking but the only took one and half vile of blood, they had trouble trying to get my blood should i be worry about that? Should I contact the website and let them know or should i wait for my results? I will probably get them tomarrow. Thanks
Captia is a form of ELISA test, and it is fine. Alcohol has no impact on the test.
Terri
Ok I bought the test online and I'm going thought labcorp is the closes one to mine house. I hear the labcorp does the captia test right? What's the difference with that test or is the same as the elisa test? And does alcohol reflects the test results? I do drink everyday and gonna be drinking on march 17 for my brothers wedding a day before the test so could drinking lots the day before be a problem?
Thanks
Yes, that site is fine. they will just have you go to a lab and have your blood drawn and likely to a test called an ELISA, which is commonly used. If you have questions about the results, feel free to post them.
Terri
Thanks for your response! I haven't had any sexual exposures since December 23 and I'm planning on not to. You think my exposures are low risk? I bought the test from www.getstdtested.com is that a good website for the purchase of herpes test?
No, none of this sounds like herpes to me. Little bumps with a hair coming out of it sounds more like folliculitis to me, an irritation and inflammation of the hair follicle. The hair causes a small break in the skin, so bacteria can get into the follicle and cause it to be red or raised.
The circle mark you noted on your abdomen also doesn't sound like herpes to me. If herpes is going to present with symptoms (and you know you didn't have it before this because you had a negative test), they would not look like this.
March 18 should be OK for testing. I like four months from the time of exposure, but it is possible that you may have more sexual exposures between now and then.
Terri