Ghsv1?

[Sehlu]

I have tested for hsv and got a type specific test it showed poistive igg of 1.9 for hsv1 where positive is greater than 1.1..i have no lesions so far and hence could not swab any..but all the symptoms am experiencing like tingling and itching seems to be in vagina..can someone advise?

[feelingundone]

Those aren't really hsv symptoms in the absence of lesions. That is in the catogory that is a possible false positive. Anything below 3.5 is suspect for a false positive. Retest in a few weeks.

[Sehlu]

I did a general hsv test before the type specific one as this was the only one available in my country..it showed a high positive of 28.8 igg it was a combined test..im very confuses with test results? Which one i should trust?

[Sehlu]

I also got flu like symptoms..and i felt a pimple inside my vagina .but drs are saying its not herpes

[feelingundone]

Describe your flu like symptoms.

[Sehlu]

Flu like symptoms were feeling tired and swollen lymph nodes in neck under arm n groin..it was in all these places..had just this general feeling of tired..but i also tested positive for uti just afterwards..

[Sehlu]

Ohh i aldo yad headaches like twice

[feelingundone]

In the absence of lesions it's not a primary with flu like symptoms. That is in tbe realm of a low positive for hsv1. Unfortunately hsv1 igg tests are no where near as good as hsv2 igg tests.

[Sehlu]

Can u tell me if the western blot is indicated in values? Or just positive or negative. I got my blood tested in india and it was written associated test western blot and then there was the value 1.9 in bracket..where positive is greater than 1.1

[Sehlu]

Got ur ans in another post

[Sehlu]

Feelingundone could you tell me if herpes lesions are filled with pus..i had a like a red painful bump which then got filled with yellow pus..i went to doc for swab but said its bacterial

[Sehlu]

So i had another igg test at 5 months post believed exposure and the igg was 3.45.
The first test was 1.9 igg. Does this indicate a recent infection? I have been taking avs on and off  during 2 months but i believed it wasnt the appropriate dosage. I stopped all avs for around 7 weeks and then went for the secobd igg test of 3.45.
The lab mistakenly did a combined test and the igg was greater than 30.0. Both combined and type specific positive is greater than 1.1.I keep testing high in combined and low in type specific test.

[Sehlu]

Can somebody help me with the new results,

[WellinformedPerson]

Herpes blisters are fluid-filled, not pus-filled. Nothing you describe sounds like herpes. If you are positive for hsv1 and do not remember ever have any obvious symptoms like blisters, lesions, sores, etc, it is probably a long-standing, latent infection you acquired in childhood and do not remember having since you were so young. It would not be unusual for you to have hsv1 since over two-thirds of the human inhabitants of planet earth are positive for hsv1.

[Sehlu]

Yes i knw for pus filled blisters. I wanted to understand new tests results. so my rise in igg from 1.9 to 3.45 in 5 months does not indicate a recent exposure?
Also for the last 2 months am experiencing cut near my anus and today i found one near my clitoris..terri said its useless to test since im taking avs. I take the avs koz am so scared.
Could the cuts be an ob?

[WellinformedPerson]

No, it does not imply you were recently infected. You likely have been infected for a very long time and most likely it is oral. If you were infected genitally, I think you would have noticed it. I very much doubt you would have missed it.

Your cuts you describe sound nothing like a herpes outbreak. Also, herpes recurrent outbreaks do not jump around from your anus to the area near your clitoris like your describe. Consecutive outbreaks are usually within one-half to one-inch of each other.