Help! Tested Positive for Herpes 2 via IGG test

[sambackes2010]

Hoping for some help here. I got a call back from my gyno after my visit saying I had tested positive for the HSV 2. I am in utter shock. After doing some research I call back to see what kind of a test was run. Apparently it was a IGG test and I was positive at 4.8. I have never had an outbreak and when I was went in for my yearly I had just gotton over a combination of double ear infections/bronchitis & phneumonia. So I wasn't feeling to hot to begin with.

Is there anyway for this test to be a false positive?

[whatevahh]

For two years after contracting it, I never had a "typical" outbreak.  It was always like a yeast infection with slits in my skin.  My drs refused to test me b/c of that and only treated it topically.  A lot of people do searches for symptoms and what they look like, and quite often, it's nothing like what they are.  Saying that...It's very possible that it was an outbreak.  
I can never answer questions about numbers on tests...I only know about symptoms and risks b/c I have had it for over 14 years (diagnosed almost 13 years ago).  

[gracefromHHP]

the rates of false positives are highest in the 3.5 and under range though they can still occur up to the 5.0 range. once you hit the 5.0 range the odds of a false positive are tiny.

the link to the handbook is in the read before posting post on the forum under the important announcements tab.

[sambackes2010]

What does a higher IGG range mean as compared to a 2.9 IGG score? I have been searching around but can't find any good articles that really discuss what a 2.9 IGG score means compared to a 4.8 IGG or a 5.8 IGG etc.

I will be getting the WB test done this week for ease of mind.  I think a second test will help me begin to accept this.

Where is the free handbook located? I would like to check it out but I can't locate it. Does it have a lot of helpfull info in it?

[sambackes2010]

I am going back in this week and will request further testing for peace of mind. Thinking back I did have a 3 day period of burning down there but no visable outbreak. I'm wondering if that could have been a outbreak?

[gracefromHHP]

your hsv2 igg of 4.8 isn't likely to be a false positive.  once you get up in that range, the odds of false positives goes down significantly.

if you need the peace of mind, by all means seek out a herpes WB blood test if you are in the US. sometimes it is helpful to accept it when you have a 2nd test confirming infection too.

have you read the free herpes handbook yet that we recommend in our read before posting post on the forum?

keep asking questions!

grace

[whatevahh]

A false positive is always possible.  But, the cold and ear infections are not going to affect the results of herpes antibodies.  IgG tests are also the most accurate, so, a positive test, is a positive test.  If you doubt it, you can request another.

There are thousands of asymptomatic people within the herpes community and that is one reason it spreads so easily.  Also why so many people don't even realize they have it.