Not that I"m aware of.
grace
would growth hormone or igf therapy have any effect on results
thanks
Any result over 5 - it doesn't matter one iota if it's 6.4 or 7.3 - it's still all postive. Most labs won't even report a result over 5 - just a >5. Also you can get a different result even if you tested in the morning, tested again in the afternoon and used the same lab. The actual number doesn't really matter once you hit the 5 and over range.
A biokit to confirm your hsv2 result is also ok though if it's negative and you want to test more - go for the WB.
grace
sorry second was om 1-10-07
i am going next week to get boikit done. but I made a mistake in the results.on 1-2-08 hsv1 igg was 6.4 hsv2 igg 2.2. both type specific on 1-5-07 had hepeselect done hsv1 igg 7.3 hsv2 igg 2.5. Why such a jump in the one number and not the other. any insite on this?
Since your hsv2 igg is less than 3.5 and you have hsv1 - you need additional confirmatory testing. If your doctor uses quest labs you want the herpes inhibition assay - test # 17170. Otherwise see if your doctor will send of a herpes western blot to the U of washington - http://depts.washington.edu/rspvirus/herpes.htm has all the info your doctor needs to send one to them ( they are the only lab in the US who does the WB for herpes ).
grace
would you have any comments on this
Okay, so it sounds like you picked it up before the marriage. You've had it a long time, without issues or problems.
Use condoms or go on medication (or both) if the two of you feel like you want to protect her from getting it. Frankly, if she hasn't contracted it from you yet in your relationship, it's likely she won't in the future. But just use condoms if the two of you are worried about it.
as in my post my wife just tested negative and we have both been monomogous. that is what is so wierd. i havent had a cold sore in years and she has never either. i also never had any type of outbreak in my genitle area either.
I'm not good on the test numbers, but it appears you have both types of herpes. No need to freak about it - welcome to the 1 out of 4 club.
There's no way to know if you have infected your wife or not unless she gets tested. Even then, it won't mean she picked it up from you if she is positive. It's possible one or both of you brought this into the marriage.
Why is this bothering you so much? If you have had it for a long time, clearly it hasn't been a medical problem for you. Have you or your wife been having sex outside the marriage? If so, you should probably be using condoms with each other and with the other partners.