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I recently got my test results for herpes and it came back positive for hsv-1 and 2.
Hsv-1 value 29.8
Hsv-2 value 11.2
I know there is no way of telling when I got the infection but is the higher indexes meaning I've had herpes for some time? I know I've had hsv-1 since a child. I'm just trying to narrow if I've had hsv-2 for some time or recent exposure
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Guest keisha16400
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Guest keisha16400
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looks you have hsv igm (mouth herpes)
Scarletletter keisha16400
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Look at your paperwork. Disregard igm as this is mot reliable. Ur igg is what u have or don't have.
keisha16400 Scarletletter
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keisha16400 Scarletletter
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FelizCastus keisha16400
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keisha16400 FelizCastus
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FelizCastus keisha16400
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HerpeSelect is a brand of blood test, and different test kits use different reference ranges to determine results, so I was wondering if you know. Do your results state the reference range? If so, what's the range for positive? And does it say "IgG".
keisha16400 FelizCastus
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Yes it says igg and hsv 1 is out of range 29.80
Hsv 2 is out of range 11.60
In range is blank and the reference for both is <.90
FelizCastus keisha16400
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Ah, okay. So the reference range tells me that this is a HerpeSelect test kit, and your IgG (much more reliable than IgM) index values in both cases are high. Unfortunately that means you are positive for both, with a false positive for HSV2 being highly unlikely, since that would usually involve a much lower positive of around 3 and below, coupled with high HSV1. Your index value is over 10. At the time of testing, since you were already highly positive, that means both are established infections, not very recent. But in herpes testing that doesn't mean much, just that you've had both for over 3 months, so could be months or years. There is no way to narrow it further, unfortunately.
keisha16400 FelizCastus
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I know there is not a way to narrow it down...i know for a fact I had hsv-1 when I was around 13 or so because I had a cold sore and that value is high. So we could say hsv-2 I've had for a few years since the number is high if we are basing this on the hsv-1 number index?
FelizCastus keisha16400
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It's really difficult to say and the two tests are not really comparable. HSV1 always seems to score much higher than HSV2 for some reason. Guess the odds are that you've had it for a few years, but nobody can tell you for sure.