False Positive, Western Blot needed?

[Lighteyez25]

Hey Terri,

I had recently gotten a standard 10 panel STD test because I had received oral sex after having protected intercourse. I haven’t had any symptoms of anything but wanted to be sure. I took my std test 14 days after the day of intercourse. Everything on the test came back negative except for Hsv 1 and HSV 2. My HSV 1 IgG was 1.08 and HSV 2 IgG was 1.60. Could this be a false positive and should I get a western blot test?

Thank you for any help or guidance that you can provide!

[Lighteyez25]

Hey Terri,

I’ve honestly been freaking myself out. I took another blood test 4 days later and my results came back HSV1 1.12 HSV2 1.8. I’ve been doing research and it appears that you shouldn’t start showing antibodies until at least 3 weeks from intercourse. Is it possible that the number went up because my body is currently creating antibodies to fight HSV2?

I have not had any unprotected encounters in the past 2 years besides this one. I truly believe in my heart that I do not have HSV2 but these tests are really hard to ignore. Any guidance would be extremely appreciated.

[Lighteyez25]

Both tests were though Quest Diagnostics if that makes any difference.

[Terri Warren]

I think there is an excellent chance that this is a false positive. The CDC says anyone with an index value below 3.0 needs a confirmatory test, and honestly, I’ve seen false positives on the IgG test up to 17!

There was just a study published showing that for quest, if the index values fall between 1.1 and 3.0, 57% of those are false positives! That is shameful, in my opinion, to keep running those tests,. But for you, you need a western blot to confirm or deny this value.

Terri

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