Member Comments are provided by individuals and reflect their personal opinions only. Under NO circumstances should you act on any advice or opinion posted in this forum. ALWAYS check with your personal physician before taking any action regarding your health! MedHelp International and our partners, sponsors and affiliates have no obligation to monitor any comments posted on this site, or the content and/or accuracy of such exchanges. MedHelp International does not endorse the views of any user.

STDs Community

Post a Question Back to Forum

Watch this Discussion

Email this

MedHelp Member's Question

False Positive HSV Testing

by HSVHelpNeeded, May 14, 2008 10:30PM

Has anyone tested positive for HSV 1 at 4.0 or over and HSV 2 at 2.8 then test again to become HSV 2 negative.
Whats is considered negative anyway? I keep reading about false positives and retesting but not yet have I found anyone to say they retested and came back negative.

This discussion is related to Is this a Low Positive?.

Related discussions

one positive one negative (1 replies):
I got tested for all STDs and I came back positive for g...[more]
False or Lucky (4 replies):
In July I tested positive for Chlamydia and High Risk HP...[more]
HSV-2 Results (10 replies):
Hello. I did an STD panel recently. According to my do...[more]
Am I for sure positive fofr herpes 2? (8 replies):
I was tested for Herpes 2 @ Qwest. It was the HSV 2 IGG ...[more]
HSV 2 Confirmatory Testing (2 replies):
I had a Herpeselect HSV 2 IGG type specific test done th...[more]

Member Comments (2)

by auntiejessi

, May 14, 2008 10:49PM

Actually, yes. Your hsv1 is an accurate result, but you have a low positive hsv2 score, and it could be a false positive. Its recommended that anyone with an hsv2 result of less than 3.5 retest.

You can test again, either using an IgG test, or ask your doc about an inhibition test.

AJ

by Rocky1981, Aug 05, 2009 04:10PM

same thing happened to me i was at 2.16 for my HSV 2 test...i took another test 5 days later & i am waiting for the results...i've been praying to god the past few days that its a neg...shoudl i have waited longer ...i am also on antibiotics will that trigger anything in the test?
thanks=(

Back to Forum

Post Comment

Related Communities

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

Related Tags

Most Viewed Health Pages

All the HPV info you could ever need

What you need to know about genital herpes but were...

Clearing Up Confusion about HPV Types

Popular Groups

Information contained within this site is intended solely for general educational purposes and is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice relative to your specific medical condition or question. Always seek the advice of your physician or other health provider for any questions you may have regarding your medical condition. Only your physician can provide specific diagnoses and therapies. By using this site you agree to the following Terms and Conditions.

MedHelp.org subscribes to the HONCode principles of the Health On the Net Foundation. Verify here



	Email this page to a friend Friend's Email: Your Name: Your Email: Message: Enter the code shown: Submitting Send Email



	Leave a Note for Just a note Hugs Thinking of you Thank You Welcome Prayer Feel better Congrats! Happy Birthday Just a quick note to say hi! Add as friend Post It Never Mind 800 character limit exceeded Just a quick note to say hi! You deserve a big bear hug! You're in my thoughts all the time, but especially today. Thank you for everything! Welcome to our community! You are in my thoughts and prayers. Hope you feel better soon! Congratulations! Time for a celebration... Happy Birthday!