HSV question and Western blot in Australia?

[Jondjond]

Hi,

6 months ago after protected sex and unprotected oral sex with someone who i now know to have hsv I had symptoms consistent with contracting herpes. Flu like symptoms including swollen glands (like after catching a virus) and 3 red bumps together at the top of my pubic area. The 3 bumps were painless and disappeared after approx 3 days. The viral symptoms disappeared after maybe a week. However it is hard to recall this stuff so I might be off on the time estimates. I didn't go to the doctor then so never had any swap done - as these bumps never turned into ulcers I'm not sure there would've been anything to swab.

I had a Bioplex IGG blood test at the 2 month and at the 6 month mark. In both cases the tests said there was no HSV detected. However since I had the symptoms before I'm concerned that I might have genital HSV but the tests aren't picking it up. The Western Blot seems to be regarded as the 'gold standard' of HSV testing so I would like to get that test.

Does anyone know if/where/how I might be able to take the Western Blot HSV test in Australia? Also after reading my story can you think of anything else that may have caused the symptoms that I described?

Your responses would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much for this great forum.

[gracefromHHP]

I wouldn't bother with more herpes testing. your symptoms didn't sound like herpes as well as it's not likely that you are testing falsely negative for hsv2 on the blood testing you had.

really, not everything is herpes :)

grace

[Jondjond]

By the way - I live in Australia as you probably gathered. And the 3 red bumps I described definately weren't pimples. At the time I thought they must have been insect bites which I thought was very strange.

Thanks.