As of the last year I decided to take an STD testing panel via stdcheck.org
The website sells a 10 test kit that I purchased and worked on at Labcorp. My results came back with the following HSV 1 and HSV 2 numbers:
Sample collected April 13th 2017
HSV 1 and 2-Specific Ab, IgG
HSV1 IgG, Type Spec----- <0.91
HSV2 IgG, Type Spec----- 1.15 (Anything above 1.09 is deemed positive)
This diagnoses me as being positive for HSV2. I realize that if you have anything below a 3.5 IgG, there is a possibility of having a false positive. I recently got retested at another Labcorp facility with the following results:
Sample collected April 27th, 2017
HSV 1 and 2-Specific Ab, IgG
HSV1 IgG, Type Spec----- <0.91
HSV2 IgG, Type Spec----- 0.95 (Anything between 0.91 and 1.09 is deemed Equivocal)
My last sexual encounter was Oral sex about 10 weeks ago. Prior to that I had vaginal sex about 5 months ago.
I'm trying to make sense of the different results I am getting. I have never had any noticeable symptoms, however I'm now so stressed that I don't know if something is an outbreak or not. I have obtained the Western Blot kit and will be sending it out as soon as possible to get concrete answers, but can anyone provide any insight into this? I sincerely just want to know if I have it or not.
I've read a ton about HSV2 and how completely blown out of proportion it is. I've accepted that life will not end with it, but I just want to have an accurate diagnosis and move on with my life.
Any help is appreciated