Hello,
I am a generally healthy hetrosexual man who was tested for all STD's at a UC Hospital prior to having a sexual relationship with a woman. All my test results were negative. The HERPES SIMPLEX-1 Ab, IgG Index was 0.15. The HERPES SIMPLEX-2 Ab, IgG Index was 0.06. The female claimed to have also had similar tests performed with negative results.
Eight days after having unprotected sex I noticed a small papule on the tip of my penis. The papule was not painful and did not form a scab. Both my Dermatologist and my Primary Care Physician diagnosed the papule as non-herpes related. I stopped having sex. I waited 16 weeks and then had the testing for STD's repeated. All my test results were again negative. The HERPES SIMPLEX-1 Ab, IgG Index was 0.38. The HERPES SIMPLEX-2 Ab, IgG Index was 0.45.
I am concerned about the increase from 0.06 to 0.45 for the HERPES SIMPLEX-2 Ab, IgG Index. Is this nine-fold ioncrease significant? What are the chances that I aquired HSV 2, but the antibodies haven't reached detectable positive levels (>0.90) yet?
Should I be retested? If so, how long should I wait?
Thank you
lawrence43