Negative Test results but HSV symptoms?
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I am still very confused if I have HSV 2. The last time I had sex was in the beginning of January 2017 and then about 3 months later I had some genital symptoms of what my doctor called herpes (ulcers). I took a IgM test which came back negative for both HSV 1 & HSV 2 and a IgG Ab tests which came back <.90 EIA Value(negative) for both HSV 1 & HSV 2, and these are known to be pretty accuate. These tests were done approximately 12 weeks after the last time I had sex. Then I also went in for a HSV culure on my ulcer which came back as negative as well. This was all about a month ago and now I am experiencing some itching but i believe it might to be razor burn. I am so scared still and not sure what to do. I want to go back in another month to get another IgG test. Any advice?
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Simplegal02 kim49565
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Maybe it could be something else like BV or yeast infection. I've been doing a lot of research and that could also cause lesions.
FelizCastus kim49565
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It doesn't sound like you have herpes. You can retest for IgG at 16 weeks, but I suspect it will still be negative. Not all ulcers are created by herpes.
kim49565 FelizCastus
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Thank you so much for your reply! I mean from the pictures I looked at from genital herpes it did not match them directly but I know all cases can be different. I do play sports a lot and I am younger so I'm thinking maybe it was just an irritation or hormone imbalance? I know that herpes can lay dormant for however long but from the research I've done on the IgG tests, I tested at just the right time to get detectable antibodies (12 weeks) and it showed up completely negative on multiple testing including a culture. I'm still on edge because of how my docor reacted to it so I'm just looking for all the correct informaiton/reassurance I can get. Thank you for your advice!
FelizCastus kim49565
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No problem, and I'm sure you're fine! Visual diagnoses of genital herpes are not always correct, hence the need to verify with tests, which you've done and within the correct testing window periods, too, and they are all negative. That's very reassuring and your doctor's visual assessment was likely mistaken.