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IgM Testing
I had a quick question about the IgM test, when I took my IgM test for HSV 1 and 2 It looked like it was a type specific test because both the numbers for HSV 1 and HSV 2 were split individually. I was just wondering why a test that supposedly isnt type specific would show up on lab reports looking like a specific test. I've told my story a few times at 5 months after protected sex with a stripper i took my first Herpes test with a family doctor and my results were positive for HSV 2 on an IgM test but negative on an IgG test. I then again took another IgG test a little over 6 months and it also came back negative. My doctor truly did believe that I had genital herpes because of the IgM test. I've never had any kinds of outbreaks on my genitals, but i did have burning/tingling, fever flu like symptoms, lower back pains, tingling fingers, headaches, and weird musquito bite lookin things one on my shuolder and one on my back which do not look like herpes but have not went away completely. Is there a chance that I may be one of the people who never serconvert?
Thanks Grace, I never read anything about an IgM test being type specific but, I'm hoping mine was a false positive since my IgG has never been positive even after 6 months. What should I do Grace I'm still having pain and burning that comes and goes down there, I still have never seen any kind of outbreak of anything maybe just a little redness around the head. I'm so confused even if it was herpes I honestly never thought it could do the things that I've had happen to me. I know I'm probably driving you nuts with my posts and I do apologize but its so frustrating not knowing what it is, and the positive IgM type specific test makes me think it really is it, but I do trust your advice and appreciate all your help.
yes there are some type specific herpes igm tests however their specificity and sensitivity are still inadequate to diagnose based on them.
I'm sorry i didnt mean to make a new post i just cant find my old one, so I'm still a bit confused are there type specific IgM tests or not? From what I read online it says there arent.
the igm herpes test in general has a high false positive rate whether it's one of the ones billed as type specific or not. zillions of posts on this forum , std expert and herpes expert forum on the unreliability of it.
any further questions about your situation should be asked in your original post and not this one. thank you.
grace
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