You don't need to worry about false negative, only false positives with type specific antibody testing, as far as cross reaction is concerned.
Terri
Thanks for your reply doctor.
Can you please clarify your point. I did not really get it.
And please giving that i don't have any more anything on my penis, does this indicate strongly that i don't gave genital herpes
I don't think your doctor is familiar with the type specific testing, or as familiar as one might like. Very rarely there is cross reaction, but that pertains to positives for type 2 in the person that has HSV 1, primarily. If you are positive for HSV 1 but negative for HSV 2, this aspect of the testing need not be a factor for you, do you see what I mean?
Terri
By they way these pimles never came back on penis or anus. What i have now is the pimples that doctor says it is folliculites located as described above.
About the type specific test the doctor told that the types crossreact so a type specific is sometime inaccurate.
About the pimples they were painless and very small and located at the beginning of the penis near the balls. The doctor says that it has nothing to do with herpes.
Thanks for your reply doctor
No, you posted correctly.
You do need a test that distinguishes accurately between HSV 1 and HSV 2 to reassure yourself.
From your physical description, this sounds nothing like how herpes presents on the human body. The only thing that gives me any concern is the pimples on your penis, which I can't really interpret, based on your description.
Is there a chance you could get a type specific IgG test? Ignore the IgM testing.
Terri
I need a one respond at least. Did i post on the wrong forume?