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Is my Herpes diagnosis wrong?
About a month ago i went to the doctor because i always have had these terrible ingrown hairs on my lady area. He tested me for STDs just to rule everything out. It came back saying i had herpes and that i contracted very recently, but i haven’t had sex since November and it was with a condom. When he looked at my bumps he said that it was in fact an ingrown hair. I feel like since I’ve gotten the diagnosis my mind had given me symptoms. I still get these bumps and they look nothing like a herpes bump, you can actually see the ingrown hair in the bump and they’re hard, pimple like, not watery bumps like i was expecting to see. The only weird symptom I’ve had is discharge and pain while urinating, but i am due for my period soon. I think he ran a blood test for it but he did also swab the inside of my vagina. I read that the CDC doesn’t even recommend the blood test unless you’re showing symptoms because it has been proven to be inaccurate. I was prescribed valtrex, and it’s helped the itching and pain while urinating i saw that it could be used for a UTI. Please give me some advice I’m honestly confused and do not want to have a wrong diagnosis because this all forms seem right.
It’s important to know what kind of test was performed and, is available, any index values associated with it. The bumps you described, since they have hairs in them, don’t sound like herpetic lesions. Valtrex is not used to treat a UTI. A UTI is bacterial and would need antibiotics to treat and not antivirals (like Valtrex).
I would find out exactly what kind of testing you had done. IgG? IGM? Was it a type-specific test? This is important to know as these tests can be inaccurate if the wrong one is given.
I would find out exactly what kind of testing you had done. IgG? IGM? Was it a type-specific test? This is important to know as these tests can be inaccurate if the wrong one is given.
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Also...what was the result of the swab?
The OBGYN swabbed the inside of my vagina not the bumps. He said everything else came back normal besides the HSV 2 and i was boarderline hep C. Again, it just doesn’t make any sense to me. I’m honestly not too sure which it was, they drew blood and swabbed the inside of my vagina... they didn’t tell me what was what.
You will really want to find out. Ask for a copy of your test results. If the swab came back positive, that is definitive. If the swab was negative but blood was positive, you need to find out what test was run. It is your health and these things you have a right to know.
When it comes down to it, if the incorrect blood test was run, then it could be a false positive. You can read up on IGM and IgG tests. IGM tests are notoriously unreliable and shouldn’t be used as a diagnostic tool. With the IgG test, while it can miss infections, it is very reliable for Hsv2 but also has a “gray area” of false positives.
I think more investigation is need on your part to ensure your diagnosis is correct.
When it comes down to it, if the incorrect blood test was run, then it could be a false positive. You can read up on IGM and IgG tests. IGM tests are notoriously unreliable and shouldn’t be used as a diagnostic tool. With the IgG test, while it can miss infections, it is very reliable for Hsv2 but also has a “gray area” of false positives.
I think more investigation is need on your part to ensure your diagnosis is correct.
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