diagnosed with HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS I (HSV) value = 2.57

    hi everyone
    i am newly diagnosed with HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS I (HSV)-IgG
    pathological findings are as follows:

    Test Lab : Thyrocare Technologies Limited
    blood sample 5ml
    TEST NAME METHOD VALUE UNITS
    HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS I (HSV) - IgG E.L.I.S.A. 2.57 OD Ratio
    HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS I (HSV) - IgM E.L.I.S.A. 0.42 OD Ratio
    HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS II (HSV) - IgG E.L.I.S.A. 0.28 OD Ratio
    HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS II (HSV) - IgM E.L.I.S.A. 0.28 OD Ratio

    Normal Range:
    negative: = 1.11

    new to all this
    doc says its okay and it is a sort of infection like cold or fever which re-occurs but not usually fatal
    any comments fellows ?

    regards

[gracefromHHP]

you are + for hsv1 as most adults are. typically it's the cause of oral herpes infections.

what led to your getting tested?was this just a general screening or had you had an encounter you were worried about or symptoms genitally?

grace

[FD31]

hi grace
i had an infection in my mouth since a cpl of months (since june 2010)
then on dec 05, 2010, i spotted a tiny blister on my genital
i went to see a dermatologist
he examined me thoroughly and asked me to get my blood tested for hsv1 and hsv2
results are posted

i am married
i never had pre/extra-marital physical relations
same goes with my wife
in case u wud like to know

regards

[Mistakeguy789]

Has your wife been tested?  If she has cold sores or fever blisters you could have gotten HSV-1 genitally.  

Its to bad the doctor didn't do a lesion culture on the blister.  

My advice is have your wife tested with a HSV IGG blood test so she knows her status and what precautions if any you need to take.  HSV-1 genitally doesn't have a high reoccurance rate so that is a positive.

Please feel free to keep asking us questions.