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HSV-2 Testing
Nine weeks ago, I was with a female escort. I had a IGG test from Life Labs six weeks after the encounter and got my results today. I live in Ontario so I don't know if it was a Herpeselect test or not. I do know it was an IgG serology tests. I tested negative.
Today I was at the Toronto Sexual Health Clinic and I asked the doctor about it. I told him that I read that most sites say to wait 3 - 4 months for a test. However, this doctor told me that a 4 - 6 week window is fine and that 70% of people start producing antibodies at 6 weeks. Is a test at 6 weeks a good indicator? I plan to test again at 12 weeks.
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Today I was at the Toronto Sexual Health Clinic and I asked the doctor about it. I told him that I read that most sites say to wait 3 - 4 months for a test. However, this doctor told me that a 4 - 6 week window is fine and that 70% of people start producing antibodies at 6 weeks. Is a test at 6 weeks a good indicator? I plan to test again at 12 weeks.
K
False positive. This is when a score below 3 shows up in the igg test. Low score positives require a second test to confirm
Do you mean false negative? That's what the result was. If 12 weeks is recommended why do some doctors say testing at 6 weeks is 70-80 percent accurate?
Hi, it could be an indicator of a false positive thats why 3 months is advised.
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