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Test results
by kimmie146, Apr 30, 2008 05:54PM
4 years ago i had a culture done for herpes which came back positive, however 4 years later i had the igg to determine which type and the results came back negative on both 1 and 2, what does this really mean. Could the culture have been false, how could i not have anitbodies after all this time and be told i have it.
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Chances are good that you have hsv1 genitally - even the best blood tests we have still miss 1 out of every 10 hsv1 infections. You can either just assume that and when you get a recurrence be sure to see your provider immediately to get it cultured and typed or you can try having a herpes WB blood test done and see if it shows up on that.
grace