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Make sense of recent herpes test.

I'm trying to make sense of my herpes test, the results are:
HSV 1/2 IGM 1.66
HSV-1 IGG <0.91
HSV-2 IGG <0.91

I'm not totally sure what my results mean since they could not tell if I have hsv 1 or 2.  So any clarification in my results would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance!
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15249123 tn?1478652475
You don't have either. Never let them give you igm testing. It's useless and no expert recommends them. Even the cdc is against the igm test in adults. They are highly flawed and full of false positives. It's a shame more Dr's are not up to speed on hsv testing. I spend a great deal of time on this and all it causes is needless stress on people.
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