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do i or do i not have herpes? confused

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  • Jess228
    Jess228 Guest

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    Hey Jenn - are you from Australia and this is from Medlab pathology?! important - DO NOT take a herpes blood test from them!!!!! They do not know how to report and give confusing results - doesnt matter who goes they will always either show positive or equivocal on HSV even if the person is a true negative! Go to any other pathologist - all others the reporting is clear!

    • Guest
      Guest Jess228

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      No, US ; New jersey

      i am going to call my DR. later on today so she can explain this to me.

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    Guest

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    got an opinion from a dr online..

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    • kim12266
      kim12266 nunyabiz

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      swabs was negative and blood test value was only 8.00 for both therefore the blood test is most likely either wrong or like the other doctor said she has come into contact with the virus at some point it does not mean she will have a full blown breakout

    • rachel36479
      rachel36479 kim12266

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      it doesnt say she has a value of 8.00 it says greater than 8 so thats why they were flagged. also, you can come into contact with virus all you want but unless and only unless the virus enters your body will you start to produce antibodies. and ofc once the virus once the virus enters your body, it stays there. and to assume a false positive on a low value is one thing but if both values are flagged high, it's because she definitely has them. theres no way the test can detect a high number of antibodies and be wrong.

    • sasha38974
      sasha38974 rachel36479

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      I agree. The lab value to be negative is less than 0.89 her number is greater than 8.0 that is definitely a positive.

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    • kim12266
      kim12266 Guest

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      ye thats same as i said blood test is probably false as swabs are negative

  • sasha38974
    sasha38974 Guest

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    Hun you have herpes both types. 8 is a high value. A negative would have been less than .89 A value from 1-3.5 is considered a low value. Yours were above 8 meaning that they didn't even report your actual number. Your swab was negative likely because the ulcer had begun to heal. I'm sorry hun. That online doctor has no clue what they're talking about. Once you have hsv you have it for life. It doesn't go away or mean past infection. Since you are in the US look up Terri Warren she is a NP who specializes in this. I'm also a medical provider and I can even tell you that medical professionals are not well informed! I've been having issues with my own diagnosis because I was told no and my biopsy was negative by my blood was a 5 so I'm positive.

  • kim12266
    kim12266 Guest

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    visit your own doctors jenn and discuss your results get a qualified opinion on it

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