Negative HSV test results

That is true, but his blisters cleared in a day, leaving only pink irritation, no ulcers, no crusting, so it seems unlikely that what he had was herpes, at least. Also, a lot of people will test positive by 2 months, but 3+ months is always better in case of slow seroconversion.

Yeah the same day I noticed my blisters I took a shower that same night and my blisters popped in the shower leaving one small blister left. The next day I squeezed the remaining fluid out the last one. And now all I have is irritated sores left where the blisters were. But at the same time wouldn't she still test positive for herpes 1 and 2 after 2 months of sexual contact before me ?? I haven't had sex since Fall and she hasn't had any sexual relations in 2 months and she still tested negative for HSV 1 and 2 with the IgG test.

Oh, they left sores? Did they look like canker sores (ulcers)? How long did it take them to heal, and any other symptoms? Yes, you would expect her to most likely test positive by 2 months, but the Type 1 test can sometimes miss infections. You are not at risk for Type 2. Could still be irritation from the bad oral.

If you wanted confirmation, you shouldn't have burst them and should have had them swabbed instead. The most you can do now is test for IgG yourself at 3+ months, but even a positive for Type 1 won't indicate that that's what you had, as many people already have it orally. Which reminds me: if you have ever had cold sores, you should be largely immune from acquiring Type 1 genitally.

I'de gladly send a picture somehow if I could. A couple days after the blisters burst it just looked like scrapes on my penis instead of deep ulcers. But over time they turned more fleshy (with no treatment plus I masturbated a few times so it might have irritated it.) I put some jock itch cream on it last night and today it looks better than how it did before. And they don't look like canker sores. Meaning that there not deep sores at all just exposed flesh

Then I would chalk it up to irritation and just be on the look out for anything similar in future, maybe testing at three months if you're still worried. Herpes blisters usually turn into sores before healing, not superficial scrapes.

And another thing I would like to address is how can some people test negative for the virus within 3 months of contact with the virus and some people are testing positive within a couple weeks after contact with the virus. This HSV virus is very confusing when it comes to showing test results. I've heard stories of people being HSV positive then a couple years later they test negative for the virus. This is ridiculous. It seems like these tests are really unreliable whether it's IgG or not

HSV is a tricky virus, but regarding IgG antibody tests, it's due to individual immune systems. Some people's bodies produce detectable levels of IgG antibodies sooner, others later; some produce more, some less. Same for all other tests, not just those for HSV, hence the need for window periods. People's bodies also produce and maintain different levels of IgG over time, regardless to which virus, and some of these positive-turned-negative individuals may have had the wrong test done the first or second time.

The biggest issues with the HerpeSelect IgG Elisa are occasionally missed Type 1 infections, and in some cases, minor cross-reactions in the test for Test 2, because both tests look for the same HSV glycoprotein (even though type-specific). Some other tests use different HSV type-specific glycoproteins (e.g., EuroImmun IgG Elisa), thus supposedly eliminating this cross-reaction issue. In rare cases, the herpes virus may be defective for the glycoprotein being tested, while some people may have an unrelated protein that resembles the one being tested.

Not so simple, and not all due to the tests, but a lot to do with the individual!