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can you have a false positive herpes culture
3 years I had a large red bump near the outside of my vagina and it was extremely painful. I went to the gyno, and they did a culture test and told me it was hsv2. The bump went away a few days later. It's been 3 years, and I never once had a break out since, nor have I been on medication for it. I got a blood test taken this year and it came back negative. Is it possible to have a false positive herpes culture. I do have HPV, and was wondering also, if this would cause a false positive?
double check the results by getting a copy of them. You'd be dismayed at how many clinics say hsv2 when a culture wasn't typed :(
98% of folks will test accurately for hsv2 on the better igg blood tests we currently have available. Ask your provider about getting a herpes WB blood test to confirm your status since you haven't had another recurrence to culture.
98% of folks will test accurately for hsv2 on the better igg blood tests we currently have available. Ask your provider about getting a herpes WB blood test to confirm your status since you haven't had another recurrence to culture.
my gyno who did the culture def. said it was hsv2. I don't have a copy of the blood test.
Call the clinic you had the culture done at and see if it was hsv2+ or just positive for herpes and assumed to be hsv2 since it was genital. Once you have that info, post it - thanks!
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