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Hello,
I took the IGG herpeselect AB test for HSV1 and HSV2 in July. My results are:
HSV1: negative @ 0.22
HSV2: positive @ 1.62
I have no symptoms and took the test just to get tested and be safe. As i'm researching more, i see that false positives can occur when they are in the low range. I am thinking of testing a second time and then doing a WB to be sure.. Any thoughts??
Thank you.
I took the IGG herpeselect AB test for HSV1 and HSV2 in July. My results are:
HSV1: negative @ 0.22
HSV2: positive @ 1.62
I have no symptoms and took the test just to get tested and be safe. As i'm researching more, i see that false positives can occur when they are in the low range. I am thinking of testing a second time and then doing a WB to be sure.. Any thoughts??
Thank you.
I had similar IGG numbers to you (HSV-1 negative and HSV-2 at low positive), and I was approx. 11 months post-exposure. I am about to seek a Western Blot as it seems the best method to sort things out.
My results are
HSV1 IGG 1.002 ELISA
HSV2 IGG 1.686 ELISA
24TH of september 2013 I got 3 itchy red bumps it Was diagnosed as a fungal infection the doctor gav me two types of cream it went away leaving no sign that something was there.. it cam back on the 25th of Nov 2013 so dat wen I decided to take a test and my doctor told me its fungal sores before I took the test..I told him I still want to take the test bcuz my brother has H and I was paranoid that it cud be frm him. And no I did not sleep wit my brother... so wen I came back wit the results to show my doctor he said I cud hav been exposed to H years ago..but he still insisted that its fungal sores on my penis shaft and not H and told me to use the cream which I did not... so now that the two bumps are gone I see where they were... y hasnt my doctor prescribe meds for me ? Please help..thnks
HSV1 IGG 1.002 ELISA
HSV2 IGG 1.686 ELISA
24TH of september 2013 I got 3 itchy red bumps it Was diagnosed as a fungal infection the doctor gav me two types of cream it went away leaving no sign that something was there.. it cam back on the 25th of Nov 2013 so dat wen I decided to take a test and my doctor told me its fungal sores before I took the test..I told him I still want to take the test bcuz my brother has H and I was paranoid that it cud be frm him. And no I did not sleep wit my brother... so wen I came back wit the results to show my doctor he said I cud hav been exposed to H years ago..but he still insisted that its fungal sores on my penis shaft and not H and told me to use the cream which I did not... so now that the two bumps are gone I see where they were... y hasnt my doctor prescribe meds for me ? Please help..thnks
certainly confirm it with further testing. the WB is an excellent way to confirm your status.
Hi, yes you are correct. Anything below 3 would be considered a false positive in need of retesting. How long after your last exposure did you take the test as low positives are a sign of a recently acquired infection.
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