Just diagnosed
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Hey guys, as much as I was hoping I didn't have this I do .. just got my results back today and it was HSV1 & 2 IGM 1.70 positive, the doctor didn't really act like it was a big deal and also didn't prescribe anything. What she explained to me is that they tested me to see if I had an old infection in which they used the igg test (both hsv1 & 2 igg results are 0.10 negative) and then they tested for a recent infection which is why they used the IGM test.
My questions now are is this number going to keep climbing ? Because it was equivocal before
Is everyone I come into contact with going to get this?
Because the 1 & 2 results were combined would that mean that I also had a recent infection for hsv2?
(Testing is really confusing)
How do I know for sure if I have it on my genitals ?
(All the doctor said was this is very common and you get it from kissing then asked was "did he perform oral? Then kind of nodded her head yes)
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clair97846
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You have not had any real symptoms, but if you're concerned, yes, test again at 3+ months, but only for IgG and make sure it's type-specific. Combined tests only tell you that you have one or the other, or both, if positive, so not helpful. Again, forget the IgM test. The blood tests cannot tell you where you're infected, but HSV2 is nearly always genital. HSV1 is commonly oral, but increasingly genital, so it's less clear cut. The only way to know where you're infected is to have lesions and to have those swab tested.
clair97846 FelizCastus
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My concern is that the number rised from 1.0 to 1.70 so I'm guessing I really do have it .. I was exposed to this disease about 7 months ago
clair97846
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7 months ago is far from a recent infection. You would have been obviously positive by IgG if you had it from that encounter. Seroconversion for most people occurs at 3 months, less commonly 4 months. IgM is meant to test for *really* recent infections, until they realised it's not effective.
clair97846 FelizCastus
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The IgG test is an Elisa test. If your encounter was 7 months ago and you recently tested negative for IgG, even if combined, then you don't need to test again. You are negative. I don't recall you saying before that your encounter was a whopping 7 months ago, otherwise I would have told you this earlier!
clair97846 FelizCastus
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Well maybe I'm counting wrong end of January to beginning of feb 3 encounters with this person so maybe if I count from feb to now it's 5 months
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Hmm idk .. but I'll keep you updated
FelizCastus clair97846
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Lol, well, everything I've said comes from the US Center of Disease Control, the American Sexual Health Association and/or leading STD/HSV specialists like Drs Handsfield and Hook, Terri Warren, etc. If your exposure was 5-7 months ago, you've had no real symptoms since, and your recent IgG is negative to boot, then you are negative by the best mainstream test available when no symptoms are present.
clair97846 FelizCastus
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Just don't understand why the number increased sigh
FelizCastus clair97846
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Because the IgM test is rubbish and inaccurate. If those had been your IgG results and the increase was significant, then I'd be concerned, but from what I know, the IgM test is essentially worthless when it comes to herpes. Terri Warren is particularly against the test and doesn't give any weight to IgM results, so nor should you.
clair97846 FelizCastus
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Now that I know you tested 5 or more months after the encounter for IgG and tested negative for that, you don't need to do anything besides accepting your results!
clair97846 FelizCastus
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Ok I'll be trying
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I'm having a hard time believing that I'm negative seeing that the doc told me I'm positive. I've been tingling any thing I feel makes me go crazy
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Google IgG versus IgM testing for herpes yourself. See what HSV specialist Terri Warren has to say, etc. Your doctor ordered a flawed and unreliable test for herpes, just like so many other doctors who don't know better. IgG is the best mainstream test when there are no lesions to swab, and it is good after 3-4 months. It has its flaws, but not as many as IgM. If you are still convinced you have herpes, then so be it. Sorry!
clair97846 FelizCastus
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"Old" is anything after seroconversion, so after 3-4 months. Your IgG test is probably HerpeSelect Elisa, like most people's on here, especially if from the US. Since your IgG is negative so many months afterwards and you have had no outbreak in that entire time, I cannot explain your tingling, but it would not appear to be due to herpes from that encounter you noted. Good luck!