Grace or anyone with Herpes test knowledge please help!!!!!!

[bigdummy]

Now My testing is saying I don't have herpes 2. I don't understand whats going on. It even seems like the diff. labs use different number systems or something.

Labcorp said

HSv-2 1.6
HSV 1  10.6  

Now qwest is saying IGG herpesselec

HSV-1  >5.00 H Out of range  Ref. Range EIA Value
HSV-2  0.24 in range         Ref. Range EIA Value

IGM just says not detected, which the guy says I haven't been exposed to herpes recently.

I took the test like a week apart.

I just want to know what you think?

[bigdummy]

Where is everybody. I don't understand how two test say positive although barely and this one is negative. I want to be happy, but what gives?

[confused3575]

You are negative. The conflicting results are due to you having an already existing hsv1 infection.   A positive result on an hsv2 test that is less than 3.5 (when there is an existing hsv1 infection) should not be considered positive until a second test is taken to confirm the result. In your case, your first test showed a psotive hsv2 result of 1.6 (which is a low positive) and you were positive for hsv1. It appears that was a false positive. The second test is correct. You can check with HHH but I would bet he would confirm what I am saying.

[bigdummy]

The Doc seems to be a little upset or just cranky towards me.

I took two test orginally, the prob with that was that they were basically a day or two apart. I waited a week did another test. This time I even did and IGM to atleast tell me if I was recently exposed. So I've been tested 3 times.

I'm so suspicious, I'm calling the lab to make sure this is my blood this time.

The second test didn't even have numbers, it just said positive.

[bigdummy]

Also why are the numbers so different. 1st test was 10.6h, now 5h
Hsv2 was 1.6 now .20something.


I think it was some kind of mix up.

[bigdummy]

I need anyone who knows about this sort of thing.

[estrellab]

I don't know about all of this. The nurse practitioner just said it is either pos or neg and gave me the pos hsv 2 results via phone. Never saw a paper, numbers, etc. I don't understand all of this number stuff. eb

[bigdummy]

are you talking about my results. Whats going on?

[bigdummy]

nervermind I understand what u were saying.

[bigdummy]

I think the first test Was Elisa as well as the second. BUt the one through Qwest was some other kind of Herpeselect.

[bigdummy]

Now My testing is saying I don't have herpes 2. I don't understand whats going on. It even seems like the diff. labs use different number systems or something.

Labcorp said

HSv-2 1.6
HSV 1 10.6

Now qwest is saying IGG herpesselec

HSV-1 >5.00 H Out of range Ref. Range EIA Value
HSV-2 0.24 in range Ref. Range EIA Value

IGM just says not detected, which the guy says I haven't been exposed to herpes recently.

I took the test like a week apart.

I just want to know what you think?