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Help! I'm confused about low positive herpes results
I'm holping you can help me with my questions about my results.
I'm very low risk and always use protection, but I did a standard STD screening blood test a month ago. Initially, all came back clear but then I received a message last week that there were borderline herpes results and I need to go back in 6 weeks for another blood test. I don't know what type of test they did on me, but she said that my results were 1.23 positive. At the time I didn't know enough to ask if this was for hsv 1 or hsv 2, or what type of test it was. I can't seem to get anyone to call me back to clarify and I'm wondering if this was maybe a non-specific herpes test—or whether (because they want me to come back) that makes it most likely for hsv 2. I just don't know what standard screening results mean, and can't seem to get answers. I don't want to have to wait 6 weeks in fear if this could be results for hsv 1...Is there even a standard test or would I have to know specifically which it was to know what the results mean?
I'm very low risk and always use protection, but I did a standard STD screening blood test a month ago. Initially, all came back clear but then I received a message last week that there were borderline herpes results and I need to go back in 6 weeks for another blood test. I don't know what type of test they did on me, but she said that my results were 1.23 positive. At the time I didn't know enough to ask if this was for hsv 1 or hsv 2, or what type of test it was. I can't seem to get anyone to call me back to clarify and I'm wondering if this was maybe a non-specific herpes test—or whether (because they want me to come back) that makes it most likely for hsv 2. I just don't know what standard screening results mean, and can't seem to get answers. I don't want to have to wait 6 weeks in fear if this could be results for hsv 1...Is there even a standard test or would I have to know specifically which it was to know what the results mean?
Post your scores and the test name in the Herpes forum. Someone there will help you out.
Call them and ask what the test name is and post it here. It is probably HerpesSelect. Ask them explicitly what the scores are, i.e. HSV1 = 3.5, HSV2 = 1.23 or whatever. Sometimes (i.e. approx 50% of the time) a low positive HSV2 result can be a false positive if you already have HSV1.
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