Confused by test results

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Hi, i am confused by the results i got after a blood test and pap. The dr's office i went to is sort of a joke. i called 3 times to find out about those and no one bothered calling me back until i finally went there in person... my hsv I (oral herpes) is showing out range 30.7.  The reference range indicates <=0.90 and from my experience with statistics it tells me my number is over the roof.  right? i have no issues whatsoever currently. my hsv ii (the gh, based on what i read online) is 0.1 so totally under 0.90.  so it is good, right? the physician's assistant who gave me the printout told me that i was absolutely fine but i hadn't looked at the printout in detail then. 10 years ago or so, i had something that totally looked and felt like gh but i had no money to pay for the tests. acyclovir took care of that in a couple of days. so i would think i do have gh but the tests indicates the contrary + that i have oh. am i missing something? what do i have? or not... and="" from="" my="" experience="" with="" statistics="" it="" tells="" me="" my="" number="" is="" over="" the="" roof. ="" right?="" i="" have="" no="" issues="" whatsoever="" currently.="" my="" hsv="" ii="" (the="" gh,="" based="" on="" what="" i="" read="" online)="" is="" 0.1="" so="" totally="" under="" 0.90. ="" so="" it="" is="" good,="" right?="" the="" physician's="" assistant="" who="" gave="" me="" the="" printout="" told="" me="" that="" i="" was="" absolutely="" fine="" but="" i="" hadn't="" looked="" at="" the="" printout="" in="" detail="" then.="" 10="" years="" ago="" or="" so,="" i="" had="" something="" that="" totally="" looked="" and="" felt="" like="" gh="" but="" i="" had="" no="" money="" to="" pay="" for="" the="" tests.="" acyclovir="" took="" care="" of="" that="" in="" a="" couple="" of="" days.="" so="" i="" would="" think="" i="" do="" have="" gh="" but="" the="" tests="" indicates="" the="" contrary="" +="" that="" i="" have="" oh.="" am="" i="" missing="" something?="" what="" do="" i="" have?="" or="">

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    I have no idea on the figures your explaining but I gather you have had a positive test for hsv type 1??

    You can have hsv type 1 on the genitals so this is what you have probably experienced

  • Posted

    but why did the PA say i was totally ok? she didn't look at the stuff i bet. I thought hsv1 is oral? anyway i don't have anything now but i have to be careful for my partner as he is on immune suppression.
    • Posted

      Yea it is but some ppl can have hsv 1 on there genitals. 
  • Posted

    thank you Nelly for clarifying this a bit. I found an article that discusses the differences between hsv1 and 2 Somehow what i read from the article is reassuring (on the other, one can get hsv1 from a kiss on a cheek!!!):

    "In the laboratory, infection of ganglia with more than one virus is difficult, suggesting that it may be more difficult to acquire a second HSV type in a location where you already have HSV. A prior genital infection with HSV-1, for example, may give more protection against genital HSV-2 than a prior oral infection with HSV-1.

    What does all this mean on a practical level? Let's look at some examples to find out. Say you have genital HSV-1 and your partner has genital HSV-2. If you have unprotected sex, there is a small but real risk that you will get HSV-2, resulting in more outbreaks and more shedding. "We have documented cases where a person acquires HSV-2 after a prior genital HSV- 1 infection," says Wald. "I don't think it happens often, but it does happen."

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