Herpes Information, Resources, & Consultation | Westover Heights

  • Home
  • Herpes Forum
    • Get Herpes Help
    • Getting a Herpes Western Blot – Video Consult
    • The Good News About The Bad News
  • Free Resources
    • Herpes Handbook
    • Living with Herpes Video
  • Contact
  • Login
  • About Terri
  • Home
  • Herpes Forum
    • Get Herpes Help
    • Getting a Herpes Western Blot – Video Consult
    • The Good News About The Bad News
  • Free Resources
    • Herpes Handbook
    • Living with Herpes Video
  • Contact
  • Login
  • About Terri

Concerned and Stressed

› Forums › Herpes Questions › Concerned and Stressed

  • This topic has 2 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 3 weeks, 5 days ago by Terri Warren.
Log In Register Lost Password
Viewing 2 reply threads
  • Author
    Posts
    • December 28, 2020 at 8:57 am #72146
      Stressedandannoyed
      Participant

      Hi,

      Thank you for this forum as doctors have been very stressful and confusing. I recently met someone and became sexually active (September). shortly after, I got an STI panel, 10/6. All results negative except HSV2 at 1.4 (HSV1 was .08). DR said it’s positive, PA said it’s likely false positive and to retest in 7 weeks. I found out about my results on late November (7 weeks later) and got retested on 12/2. Results came back a week later, .12 HSV1, 1.14 HSV2. PA again said, your numbers are so low, it is likely false positive, test again in 6 weeks.

      This stressed me out, so I went to a CityMD on 12/19, where I got tested again. I had a small bump on my thigh, which both the urgent care doctor and my dermatologist diagnosed as folliculitis. The urgent care doctor swabbed anyway (negative) and also took a blood test. Blood test came back HSV1 negative, and they are still working on HSV2.

      Prior to this, I have not been sexually active besides 3 separate occasions in 2018 all happening months apart. The person I am with now, is negative as well. What is the likelihood of this being a false positive?

    • December 30, 2020 at 6:22 am #72155
      Stressedandannoyed
      Participant

      Update: the Quest Test for HSV2 came back as Negative. It was the inhibition test.

    • December 30, 2020 at 11:51 am #72186
      Terri Warren
      Keymaster

      There is at least an 85% chance that this is a false positive, if not 90%.

      Terri

  • Author
    Posts
Log In Register Lost Password
Viewing 2 reply threads

You must register to ask your own question or be logged in to reply to this question.

Welcome to the Forum!

About Our Herpes Forum

Terri Warren is here to respond to concerns and questions you have about genital herpes and your own personal situation.

For the past 30 years, genital herpes has been her special area of interest and she has conducted many, many research studies on various aspects of genital herpes.

Each interaction is a question with two follow up questions for $20.00.

Learn More About Our Herpes Forum

Get Personalized Help

Terri Warren is here to help you with your herpes concerns. Learn more about Terri

Westover Herpes Info

  • Do I have Herpes?
  • Living with Herpes Video
  • Getting a Herpes Western Blot
    & Video Consultation
  • Herpes Forum Questions & Answers
    Terri Warren, ANP

Search Forums

Copyright © 2021 · Westover Heights Clinic · All Rights Reserved

Privacy Policy

7410 SW Oleson Road PO BOX 427 Portland, OR 97223

Phone: Fax:

Website by 0101 Design