Very confused by results and symptoms - herpes or something else?

[May311]

Hello,

About 6 months ago I went to a doctor because I had a couple of small, flat canker like sores in my mouth and on my tongue, which I've had before (never had a blister on my lip to my recollection), which coincided with one small flat "canker" like sore on my genitals (I'm a woman so I couldn't see it, but felt is and it was completely flat - not raised like a blister).

I had IGM and IGG tests done (I know IGG are the ones to count). I am unsure how to interpret the results though - the first doctor said he thought the IGG was negative (the values below are shown as fractions as opposed to a ratio), and also you can see that my results are the only thing written in red, and the word 'negative' is written above the values in red too.

I got a second interpretation from an infectious disease specialist and she thought the results "seemed to indicate" both HSV1 and 2, but she added that the description of my symptoms were not "typical" for herpes.

So here I am about ready to disclose to a new person I have been dating, and I went back to look at my results and read the word 'negative' in red and it has sent me into a tailspin of doubt and anxiety... unfortunately the red color has not carried over when copy pasting, but the first column has my results and these values, along with the word 'negative' written above it, were all in red, so I took negative to be the final conclusion of the results?

I've also been reading online tonight that there are other causes of 'aphthous' ulcers on the genitals, and something called 'non-sexually acquired genital ulcers" that often coincide with oral ulcers. I was also tested for Bechet's disease and results were definitely negative there.

I don't want false hope, but can anyone tell me if the results below could be negative for HSV2 in particular? Could it be a false positive given I supposedly also have HSV1 and there can be cross-reactivity? ANy help would be much appreciated.

My results are below:

Result
s                                 Negative           Negative (Reference limit)
Herpes Simplex Virus I Antibodies, IgG, Serum     1/80                   Titre   < 1/40
Herpes Simplex Virus I Antibodies, IgM, Serum             <1/10                 Titre   < 1/10
Herpes Simplex Virus II Antibodies, IgG, Serum             1/80           Titre   < 1/40
Herpes Simplex Virus II Antibodies, IgM, Serum             <1/10           Titre   1/10

[feelingundone]

What country are you in? I have never had results posted like this and am a bit confused myself. If your in the states you might get another test.

[May311]

These tests were done in Jordan in the Middle East...

[May311]

Results posted again here (hopefully clearer - they are antibody tests):

Result
s                     Negative           Negative (Ref limit)
HSV I, IgG, Serum     1/80                  Titre   < 1/40
HSV I, IgM, Serum            <1/10               Titre   < 1/10
HSV II, IgG, Serum           1/80           Titre   < 1/40
HSV II, IgM, Serum           <1/10           Titre   1/10