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herpes 2 2.17
Hi in 2/2010 I had a physical and I tested neg. for HSP2. In feb 2010 I began dating a man and we dated until 11/2011. He is the only person I have had sex with during that time ( I can't swear the same for him). We did not always use a condom. I had a physical this month (3/2012) and the results showed HSP2 IGG test value is 2.17 . I have not had sex in a little over 5 months. I have no symptoms and he says he has not either. I have asked my ex boyfriend to get tested, but i don't trust him to tell the truth even if he does take the test. I am so mentally freaked out that if i read a symptom is" tingling" now i I tingle. He and I are w/o symptoms. I don't know what to expect next and when should real (not my mental symptoms) kick in?
one more thing worth noting (i guess). I am 42. when I was about 16 i had full blown HSP1 break out in my mouth. The inside of my mouth was covered and an oral surgeon diagnosed me with HSP1. Since then I may get a canker sore here and there. I was hoping the results my doc saw on 3/26 was HSP1, but apparently this test can identify the difference between HSP1 and HSP2.Oddly enough the test results did not show my HSP1 and I KNOW I have that. I don't know what to think or do. does the number 2.17 indicate the strength of the virus? What does the number mean? On the CDC site it says it could be a false positive if lower than 3.15.
Every day i keep waiting for something to pop up all the while praying nothing does.
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one more thing worth noting (i guess). I am 42. when I was about 16 i had full blown HSP1 break out in my mouth. The inside of my mouth was covered and an oral surgeon diagnosed me with HSP1. Since then I may get a canker sore here and there. I was hoping the results my doc saw on 3/26 was HSP1, but apparently this test can identify the difference between HSP1 and HSP2.Oddly enough the test results did not show my HSP1 and I KNOW I have that. I don't know what to think or do. does the number 2.17 indicate the strength of the virus? What does the number mean? On the CDC site it says it could be a false positive if lower than 3.15.
Every day i keep waiting for something to pop up all the while praying nothing does.
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the number itself is meaningless other than helping us see if you need additional confirmatory testing or not as well as the obvious negative or positive.
Thx grace im terrified, I will muster up the strength and take the second test soon. can you tell me if the number is indicative anything i.e. how long a person has had the virus? Likelihood of a breakout ? Etc.?
canker sores inside the mouth are not oral herpes. they aren't contagious. you can have hsv1 orally and also get canker sores. make sense?
your hsv2 igg is a low positive and needs confirmed with further testing. since it's been 5 months since you last had sex, you can seek out a herpes western blot blood test. if your provider uses quest labs , it's test #34534. it's a send out from all quest labs so if your local lab is having a hard time finding the test for you, encourage them to look harder because it is available through them to be sent to the U of washington.
grace
your hsv2 igg is a low positive and needs confirmed with further testing. since it's been 5 months since you last had sex, you can seek out a herpes western blot blood test. if your provider uses quest labs , it's test #34534. it's a send out from all quest labs so if your local lab is having a hard time finding the test for you, encourage them to look harder because it is available through them to be sent to the U of washington.
grace
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