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I had a new OBGYN perform a panel last week where they drew blood. Today, the medical assistant called me back to review the results and everything was negative except for the HSV-1 IGG results. The index value came back at 5.21. I understand that many people have this, and it can be asymptomatic their entire lives, but previously when I got STD screenings/panels – I was always told that they could not test for herpes without swabbing a suspected outbreak. I had never had an outbreak, nor cold sore, so I never had anything to swab. So I was a bit confused on that, additionally I am curious as to how cautious I need to be with my partner going forward. I have told them already, but I want to be extra careful around them. Thank you.
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If you’ve never had a cold sore now had a genital sore, we cannot know if your HSV 1 infection is oral or genital. If you get symptoms in either location, you should have it swab tested. Has your partner been tested to know their herpes status? I can’t really guide you on how cautious you should be with that partner if I don’t know their status as well. Maybe they don’t know their status either. I would say that there’s very close to is zero chance that this is a false positive with that higher number for HSV one.
Terri
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