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My hsv2 numbers are higher 6 months later..why?
I just got my April 2016 bloodwork. Here is the cross reference
Sept. Hsv 1 was 36.40 | Hsv 2 2.62
Apr. Hsv 1 33.80 | Hsv 2 18.00!!
Been in a 1.5yr monagamous relationship. Waiting in my bf results to come back. He said he was negative 6 months ago. My dtr lied to me in Sept and told me I only had a strain due to chickenpox so I told my bf that I was negative. I'm feeling very badly that I always had this and never knew and may have passed it to him. I am 44 and have never had any outbreak ever until my 1st OB 3 days after we had sex. Can someone share some feedback?
Sept. Hsv 1 was 36.40 | Hsv 2 2.62
Apr. Hsv 1 33.80 | Hsv 2 18.00!!
Been in a 1.5yr monagamous relationship. Waiting in my bf results to come back. He said he was negative 6 months ago. My dtr lied to me in Sept and told me I only had a strain due to chickenpox so I told my bf that I was negative. I'm feeling very badly that I always had this and never knew and may have passed it to him. I am 44 and have never had any outbreak ever until my 1st OB 3 days after we had sex. Can someone share some feedback?
Oh I meant to ask, given that I may have had hsv2 so long and my 1st outbreak was so mild, what's the likelihood that if I get another OB that it will be mild too..that's what I'm really hoping for!!!
Thank you so much for your detailed response. Even though my bf hasn't spoke to me since I told him of my status, I believe him when he says he was negative at his sept test. At this point, I do hope he's negative. His reaction has been a real eye opener, and now I don't really want to be with him anymore after this. I've told two friends and a family member already and it's getting better as they all have been supportive. If love again is in the cards for me I know with God all things are possible. 11 days and no meds and no symptoms..im praying for each day to be better and better. Thanks again for your response.
I think there are two possibilities, well two that have the highest chance of being the explanation.
They are based on the premise that you have had HSV1 a long time and this significantly took the edge of symptoms when you were actually infected. This was to the extent that you mistook symptoms for say a pimple, ingrown hair or maybe just didn't notice anything out of the ordinary at all.
First is that you have been infected with HSV2 a long time as well, before your current partner. A combination of the randomness in the tests as well as the status of your blood for the first test may have generated a low reading. About 50% of people with a reading at that level do actually have HSV2.
The second possibility is that you were infected a few weeks prior to the September test and probably have been building antibodies since that time. This is a neat explanation but the evidence is not as strong as it might seem owing to the variances in testing results.
A third possibility that you were infected in April is remote if not impossible, you would not test at 18 that soon after an initial infection.
I suggest there is better than 50/50 that your current partner does carry HSV2. However unless either of you has a negative IgG going into this relationship, there is no evidence that suggests either party was the one who brought HSV2 into the relationship. It's even a possibility that you both had it prior to the relationship!
They are based on the premise that you have had HSV1 a long time and this significantly took the edge of symptoms when you were actually infected. This was to the extent that you mistook symptoms for say a pimple, ingrown hair or maybe just didn't notice anything out of the ordinary at all.
First is that you have been infected with HSV2 a long time as well, before your current partner. A combination of the randomness in the tests as well as the status of your blood for the first test may have generated a low reading. About 50% of people with a reading at that level do actually have HSV2.
The second possibility is that you were infected a few weeks prior to the September test and probably have been building antibodies since that time. This is a neat explanation but the evidence is not as strong as it might seem owing to the variances in testing results.
A third possibility that you were infected in April is remote if not impossible, you would not test at 18 that soon after an initial infection.
I suggest there is better than 50/50 that your current partner does carry HSV2. However unless either of you has a negative IgG going into this relationship, there is no evidence that suggests either party was the one who brought HSV2 into the relationship. It's even a possibility that you both had it prior to the relationship!
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