I have Herpes 1 & 2 , but test is neg

[GOLOKA]

I get mouth ulcers and herpes in the mouth (lips) and genital rash , mild....

Both herpes, but the test for blood is negative.


I had exposure 1 year ago, and had outbreaks but the test results for everything is negative...for blood

Any idea ?

[gracefromHHP]

Actually even the WB isn't as accurate for hsv1 as it is hsv2.

grace

[stillHurting]

Not true interesting1.  People positive for HSV-1 can often still test negative with HerpesSelect, even after 1 year.  It's not typical, but it's not unheard of.

Now, you could test again with WesterBlot, as after 1 year that will detect nearly all infections.  That might be a good idea in this case.  Or, you can test a PCR swab of the region during an "outbreak."  That can detect herpes in the absence of antibodies.  Then at least you could get your herpes typed.

[interesting1]

if your blood test is negative after 1 year of exposure then you don’t have herpes, unless your immune system is not functioning accordingly!

[gracefromHHP]

Did you ever have your genital rash cultured for herpes?

If your blood tests are all negative - perhaps it's really not herpes ? What other sort of work up have you been thru?

Mouth ulcers are not herpes - they are canker sores which aren't contagious .

grace