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1. In the past, I have consistently tested negative but the last HSV-2 test I got went to inhibition (there was no IGG value provided as the test results were incomplete) and came back negative. The results said this could a false positive unless there was a recent exposure. Is it possible to consistently test negative (Questlabs) and to get true false positive? Or is this the sign of an infection, in your clnical experience?
2. This HSV-2 test was about three weeks from the last time I had sex with a partner who tested negative in June. Could that have been a false negative? Would I be seeing an increase in antibodies 3 weeks later (enough to trigger inhibition)?
3. About two weeks before the HSV-2 test, a partner licked his fingers and digitally penetrated me. We then cuddled naked (our genitals did not touch but our thighs did). My vagina was resting on his hip area. Is this a high risk exposure for HSV-2? Could I have had enough antibodies from that encounter to trigger the inhibition test?
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So was there previously a positive IgG test from Quest? Is that why the inhibition assay was done? If not, and it was simply ordered as a matter of course, then I wouldn’t worry about it. They can’t do the inhibition assay IF the IgG is negative.
The sexual contact that you did have does not present a risk for acquisition of herpes.Terri
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I have never heard of a case of transmission of HSV 2 by kissing. HSV 2 doesn’t like the oral area at all and if it is infected there, it rarely recurs or sheds.
If people who have new herpes test too early, yes, they can test negative prior to testing positive, but your risks are really low. I don’t think the situation is likely any different than previous herpes antibody testing. You are just seeing the inhibition assay language and maybe it is worrying you unnecessarily.Terri
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This is not a common result because I don’t know of anyone who orders an inhibition assay without a positive IgG test first. If the second person only did kissing, cuddling, fingers, then HSV 2 is not a risk.
Terri
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Yes, once someone has had one false positive, you may have another. You should be looking for an index value of greater than 3.5
Terri
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I have never seen someone seroconvert at 9 weeks, but then, I ask the people don’t do the blot until it’s been 12 weeks since a concerning encounter so I’m not sure. But if you are at 0.93 at 9 weeks out, I strongly suspect that you are not positive. Once a person has a false positive, they are highly likely to have it again. If you keep testing with the IgG test, I believe you are likely to get these kinds of results most every time.
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Terri
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I am 100% certain that a new condom was used on the wand – nothing else makes any sense at all.
Terri
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Do you know if he used a condom with this other person? If yes, then I think a single encounter is really low risk. But wise to wait until 6 weeks out to test. Just to put your mind at rest. This seems to be quite a concern for you.
Terri
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If the other partner tested negative, and it’s accurate, you are not at risk of acquiring HSV 2.
I have never seen any reduction of time needed to wait. UW is holding fast at 12 weeks for the blot, but it takes longer to become positive than the IgG test.
If he tests negative at 9 weeks out, I think you can be quite clear that he is not infected.
This has really gotten a bit out of control, don’t you think? To ask him to test again since you’ve broken up? I wouldn’t be surprised if he said no.Terri
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At 6 weeks out, the IgG picks up 70& of people who are or will be positive.
Did the person at urgent care swab the white spot?Terri
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Semen is not a great carrier of HSV 2, you don’t know his HSV status, you washed your eye out immediately, so I think the risk is incredibly low of you getting herpes in your eye from this experience.
Terri
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