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Hello I did a std screening about six months ago everything was negative beside my hsv1&2 index 8.0 and 2.9 I just got another test type 1 was 8.0 again and the other increased to 3.2. Does this means I am a true positive? I have not had an Ob well not to my knowledge. I get a cold sore on my lip once a month. My ex did not get test he refused he said he havent notice any blisters down there.
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With an index value of 3.2, the chances are pretty good that you actually have HSV 2 infection. However, you are still in the low positive range (anything below 3.5) and your test should be confirmed with a herpes western blot. Your HSV 1 infection could be impacting the HSV 2 antibody test. You can get the test through our clinic if you wish or through the University of Washington, but you do need a western blot, for sure. There is a chance you have a false positive on the screening test. The change in value is not necessarily significant.
Terri
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The odds that it is a false positive are lower now with an index value of 3.2 – I don’t have the percentages here at home with me but I would guess there is about a 20% chance now that it is a false positive. It is normal for the numbers to vary and yes, I have seen index values increase and the western blot still be negative.
Terri
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If your ex partner test negative for HSV-2 and he is the only partner that you have ever had in your lifetime, then yes that would improve your chances of having a negative result. But if you have had other partners in your lifetime, then your partners value will not be as important.
I do think that this was your last question on the subscription. As always if you have more please feel free to renew your subscription.
Terri
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I believe it says that could be one symptom, yes, that’s true. And sometimes herpes presents as recurrent UTI’s, yes. People can get lesions in the urethra and it hurts to pee and they may have white cells in their urine. What they DON’T have is the typical frequency and urgency with classic bladder infections. They also don’t grow anything in urine cultures.
A swab test of normal skin that is negative tells you nothing.
Pap smears are most often normal in people with HSV 2. HPV makes makes abnormal
If you want to ask your ex, I would just say that you tested positive for HSV 2 and while you are not blaming him, you thought he would like to know so he could be tested.
Acquiring herpes at a single encounter is quite unlikely.
Terri
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The one picture looks like a small hemorrhoid to me. The others are not herpes outbreaks, no, not in my opinion.
Terri
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Time a person has had five sexual partners that statistically they have at least one type of HPV. Yes there are well over 100 types of HPV but not all in fact the genital area. There are probably 40 to 60 types that in fact the genital area. Yes there is a vaccine to prevent the acquisition of HPV but it may be too late to be of benefit to you. It depends on the number of lifetime sexual partners that you have had. Let’s say that you’ve had five. Then you would likely be a good candidate for the HPV vaccination. But now let’s change the picture and say that you’ve had 25. Then you are likely not as good a candidate for the HPV vaccine anymore. Also insurance only pays for willing under the age of 26 to be vaccinated. Having said all of that if you are under the age of 26 I want to be vaccinated I see no reason not to. The newest vaccines offer protection for nine different types of HPV infection and the likelihood that you would have all nine is probably pretty low. So the vaccine may well offer you some protection against the acquisition of HPV. Most types of HPV are not serious health wise, but some types do cause cervical vulvar anal and mouth cancers. Those are the types that you would like to keep from getting. Please touch base with your healthcare provider to talk more about these options. Even though you have been with the same partner for three years, you may have acquired HPV in a prior relationship. Unless it is the type of HPV that causes external genital warts, you may not know that you have been infected. All women over the age of 30, When getting a Pap smear, should also have a test for the high risk HPV types. I don’t know your age so I don’t know if this is appropriate for you.
I just checked and you have definitely used up all of the questions on your subscription and then some. If you have more questions please feel free to renew your subscription.
Terri
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HSV 1 does not normally cause sores inside the mouth – I might disagree with your dentist or at least do a PCR to see if they are herpes or not.
Your odds of confirming as positive are relatively high, but if you want to do a western blot, which technically you should do because you have a low positive, the cost is $250, which include the phone consultation and the cost of the test itself.
If someone has an outbreak in the urethrea, yes, it can hurt when you pee. Symptoms show up with recurrences that are visible and sometimes you can have pain on urination even if you don’t have a lesion you can see because they are inside.I think you should confirm the HSV 2 status with a western blot. We can set that up for you pretty quickly.
Terri
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If you know that you have cold sores, does it matter if this particular thing was a cold sore that you were able to abort? I’m confused about why this particular thing matters to you. Can you clarify?
Terri
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OK. Sometimes people have cold sores that abort, that is , they start and then they don’t turn into regular cold sores, yes. Usually that happens due to ingesting medication but it can also happen on it’s own. I will say that isnt’ common, however.
You have fourteen posts right now and have paid for 12. I know some of them are very short, but the program looks at posts, not how much content there is in each post, so I let this go for a bit but I think now we need to ask you to renew if you have more questions.
Terri
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