False Positive?? herpes?? please help.

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so 3 days ago my bf saw these bumps on his pubic hair area, they looked kind of like blisters kind of like razor bumps. they did have like a fluid look inside of them. - note- ive been tested before we had sex and i was good on everything so im aware he cheated if its true.

so we went to get him tested and 2 days kater the email said everything was good except the hsv2. which was at a 6.20 or something which ive heard is very high. the spots have went away but today they looked like a dry scab. he said they dont hurt or itch or anything. what are the chances of a false positive??? i read if the numbers were that high it would be a big outbreak and be painful. I also read your first outbreak is the worst one and that lasts about 2-3 weeks. But his isnt like that. Has anyone had a false positive before? should he get retested and will hospitals do it?? i dont have any bumps on my area or anythjng but i still made a appointment for me Please help no judgment please im aware he cheated on me im just worried for myself

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    this is what the bumps looked like. now its just a light scab. it doesnt look like what ive seen on here or online though...

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      The only way it could be a false positive if he was in the 1-3 range seeing that he is a 6 he is def positive. The pictures you show do look like herpes blisters and they do end up popping and scabbing up. Are you sure he didnt know he already had it? Is this his first outbreak. If you want to continue a relationship with him i would get tested as well and if you dont have it he needs to go on antivirals so the risk of transmission is low

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      and hes told me this is his first ever outbreak. but i havent had any symptoms at all. im just really scared right now and i keep praying its a false positive but im starting to accept its not

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      theres like 0000.000001 % chance of a false positive at those levels girl & it does not mean he cheated bc ppl can have it for years n nvr know n be asymtomatic. Atp you seriously need too protect yourself herpes is absolutely extremely contagious as im sure you have already researched its skin in skin contact not just sex . he needs antivirals asap n you need too rethink some things theres no cure

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      if you didnt have sex during the initial Outbreak good! dont have sex until younget your 12 week igg results

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      i got tested and it was positive.... im really contemplating what to do with my life right now

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      what did you get tested worh? blood test ? Igg? or swab? did lesions show up?

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      i got a blood test it was ig i think im really upset about this i have no symptoms at all. no outbreaks. nothing....

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      what were you values? you could have false postive values. I dont want to say its okay because you might feel like its not at this time but truly will be okay everyone with hsv2 or 1 live happy and healtht lives dont let this impact who you are as a person. im sure youre a beautiful smart person with a lot to offer the world. It was just a sticky situation that you will learn and grow from. take it one day at a time it gets better

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      if said i was a 5.10 but my dr said if he cheated in november and got it theres a high chance i got it by now but to get retested if i want to.. ive never had symtoms i never had any signs or anything... she did say if i want to get retested i can tho what would anyone suggest i get retested with??

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      Im sorry but above 5 is a pretty solid nunber there is a low chance of a false positive. If you wanted you could wait 16 weeks to get tested again for a final result. Or you could do the western blot through terri warrwn which is over 99% percent accurate. It is expensive though. Youre most likely going to wait for some type of outbreak to pop up bur you could be asymptomatic. If a outbreak does pop up get it swabbes Asap within 48 hours to get the most accurate results. im sorry this happened to you I would suggest visiting some herpes forums and looking up people on youtube or tiktok who went through your exact situation. There are a lot of herpes positive people on social media who tell their story and give advice.

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    also regular std test DO NOT test for herpes unless you have symptoms or specifically ask for it. So you most likely have not been tested for herpes. I recommend you take a blood test (preferably the igg) & then wait 12 weeks to take another for an absolute confirmation

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    If that is how they currently appear, I would make him go to MD asap, urgent care even, and have them swab the site. They can pull fluid directly from them and that would give you both a more definitive answer. Dont want to wait too long to swab.

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      it went away in one day then completly gone in 2. then it turned into a light scab... if the numbers were a 6.0 im coming to accept its true...

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