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I need answers please!!!!!

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deon007
deon007

I was clinical diagnosed with genital herpes on 01-30. I started taking 1g of valacyclovir every day for 31 days. I stopped the valacyclovir for 32 days and tested negative for hsv 2 at 9 weeks. I was told that i needed to be off valacyclovir for a total of 12 weeks before i could get a accurate test so i stop and tested again at 12 weeks. Results negative igG herpeselect blood test. Could my doctor have been wrong?

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  • haz83342
    haz83342 deon007

    Posted

    Did your doctor see you in blister stage?

    Did you test for herpes 1 or 2?

    Was it Ig G or Ig M?

    • deon007
      deon007 haz83342

      Posted

      He did and he just looked and said that's herpes. I took HerpeSelect igG for genital and oral

    • haz83342
      haz83342 deon007

      Posted

      For IgG, it can appear after long time to be positive, may be 4 months. So better to check again later. 

      Ig M appear early after few days and disappear after 2 weeks mostly. 

      So for you now, no need to test Ig M. But do Ig G 4 months after symptoms. 

      Anyway, till you are sure. Do sex with condom. And tell your partner that you may have herpes. 

      Good luck

    • deon007
      deon007 haz83342

      Posted

      I emailed a lady by the name of teri warren who's the guru of herpes and she said that i waited enough time to test but I'm just confused

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