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Good day. I was recommended to this forum regarding herpes concerns. So here’s the thing. I had an exposure back in March 26. Since then I’ve had I guess about 5 or 6 igg tests. The last one being on June 30 (96 days after exposure). All of them came back negative. The girl in question also contacted me out of the blue a week after the encounter saying that she got tested and came negative. I did test + EBV but I’m not really stressing since 96% of the world has that. What I am stressing though is that the window period for HSV 1 and 2 for an IGG is 4 months. My understanding was that after 3 months, all blood exam results for std’s are 99% conclusive. I could try Western blot but that is super expensive and frankly I’m hoping I could get your feedback from this first and avoid going though that. Could I consider my HSV results as conclusive? I ‘ve had no flu symptoms, flare ups, cold sores, oral chandyosis or anything. Only Fordyce spots. I asked a bunch of doctors including two infectious disease specialists about this and all of them are saying that I don’t need any more testing. On the other hand, many comments and articles on various forums and sites are saying other wise. I only feel little warmth sensation (maybe irritation) around my lips but that could be a result of shaving. It’s not really acute. Again, thanks for your feedback on this. It could really give me some clarity on this and calm me a bit. I really don’t want to test, but it’s the window period for HSV and the 30% and 5% error margins that have me on the fence again. Hopefully your feedback could reassure me that I do not need any more testing. Please keep me informed and have a good day.
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THis is a repeat post.
Terri
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