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Herpes - Low positive for HSV1
Hi, I had a incident in Las Vegas where I ended up at a massage parlor. I only received a hand job but during clean-up, she gave me a quick peck on my penis (something similar to giving someone a quick kiss on their cheek). Being paranoid, I proceeded to check my penis religiously for 14 days and less religiously until 21 days. No symptoms.
I have read transmission requires more than this but I decided I wanted to get tested for peace of mind. About a month later after the Vegas incident, I went to a club where I hooked up with a girl and we kissed romantically throughout the night. There were plenty of make-out sessions that would last from 5-10minutes at a time and she had no sores. I didn't check much in my lip region but I also didn't notice any obvious breakouts afterwards.
I have gotten tested multiple times before and I was negative prior to this. An IGG gave me a negative for hsv2 and low positive for hsv1. When I got tested, I was at the 3 month mark for the first Vegas incident and about 2 months for the kissing activity.
What are my chances that this is a low positive for HSV1 (I can't find much on it)?
Is a false positive for HSV2 more likely than HSV1?
I am not very worried about oral HSV1 but what are the chances I could have acquired this on my penis?
It has been 3 months since the test and I have not experienced a single symptom orally or genitally...should I even worry at this point?
I had a doctor in college tell me that if I never had any symptoms then it isn't worth getting a herpes test. I am worried about my future wife and pregnancy mainly assuming she is HSV-free.
I have read transmission requires more than this but I decided I wanted to get tested for peace of mind. About a month later after the Vegas incident, I went to a club where I hooked up with a girl and we kissed romantically throughout the night. There were plenty of make-out sessions that would last from 5-10minutes at a time and she had no sores. I didn't check much in my lip region but I also didn't notice any obvious breakouts afterwards.
I have gotten tested multiple times before and I was negative prior to this. An IGG gave me a negative for hsv2 and low positive for hsv1. When I got tested, I was at the 3 month mark for the first Vegas incident and about 2 months for the kissing activity.
What are my chances that this is a low positive for HSV1 (I can't find much on it)?
Is a false positive for HSV2 more likely than HSV1?
I am not very worried about oral HSV1 but what are the chances I could have acquired this on my penis?
It has been 3 months since the test and I have not experienced a single symptom orally or genitally...should I even worry at this point?
I had a doctor in college tell me that if I never had any symptoms then it isn't worth getting a herpes test. I am worried about my future wife and pregnancy mainly assuming she is HSV-free.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Or you were infected as a young child by an adult kissing you years ago. Or you are not infected.
Sometimes low positives indicate new infection, but can also be established infection or false positives.
If the western blot is negative, you are all set. If it is positive, you can't know where the infection is without a lesions somewhere that swab tests positive.
TErri
Sometimes low positives indicate new infection, but can also be established infection or false positives.
If the western blot is negative, you are all set. If it is positive, you can't know where the infection is without a lesions somewhere that swab tests positive.
TErri
No, unfortunately I do not. I had three of them (all negative) in the past 1.5 years. The latest one had a index of 1.22.
Does a low positive indicate a recent infection?
Do false positives for HSV1 happen?
Will retesting again with a IGG be worth anything?
I am more worried about location. I read a post here that transmission (even with a sore) wouldn't occur with the lack of friction and heat with a quick kiss. So I have an incident with low risk and one with high risk with one of them being the culprit.
Does a low positive indicate a recent infection?
Do false positives for HSV1 happen?
Will retesting again with a IGG be worth anything?
I am more worried about location. I read a post here that transmission (even with a sore) wouldn't occur with the lack of friction and heat with a quick kiss. So I have an incident with low risk and one with high risk with one of them being the culprit.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
The problem with HSV 1 and the traditional test is that is misses one our of 10 infections. That means that the test could have missed previous infection in you and is now just showing up or it could be a false positive. Which means you could have had HSV 1 for a long time and the tests missed it. Do you happen to have the index values for previous HSV 1 tests that you've had done? We don't have the data on HSV 1 false positives the way we do for HSV 2, unfortunately.
Now that you've had a low positive, I think you will probably feel the need for knowing if this is a false or true positive. That will likely need a western blot to determine a true answer.
Remember that the majority of the US population has HSV 1 infection.
Terri
Now that you've had a low positive, I think you will probably feel the need for knowing if this is a false or true positive. That will likely need a western blot to determine a true answer.
Remember that the majority of the US population has HSV 1 infection.
Terri
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
