Terri, to follow up - restating basic facts as I'm not sure if this post will be connected to old post.
My results:
2010: IgG negative HSV-1; IgG 1.46 HSV-2
4/2014: IgG negative HSV-1; IgG 1.19 HSV-2
6/2014: Western Blot negative HSV-1; Indeterminate HSV-2
A few partners: 1991-1999, can't be sure of status, no contact with visible lesions
1 unprotected partner: 1999-2010, he tested negative IgG for both HSV-1 and HSV-2 in 2010 coincident with my first test
2 single encounters: 2012-2013: no visible lesion but oral contact with one not condom protected, other encounter was condom protected.
New steady partner now: We've had unprotected sex since summer 2013, he tested April 2014 IgG negative for both HSV-1 and HSV-2.
I've never had a lesion/symptom to my knowledge.
Can I rest on my indeterminate WB result and safely assume I don't have HSV-2? I'm reluctant to keep testing. My new partner doesn't want to use condoms (we're in our 40s and monogomous) and I don't want to take anti-viral drugs unnecessarily.
U-Wash told my doc we could do yet another double sample test (again not covered by insurance) but I'm wondering to what end?
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Further testing? Transmission risk?.