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Hello,
sorry for my English.
In August 2022 a possible risk relationship occurred.
* In September I have an ets panel that includes IGM and IGG of HVS 2, giving positive in IGM with 2.1 and negative in IGG with 0.2.
I go to the doctor and he prescribes VALTREX to prevent an outbreak. (I had no symptoms)
* Five days after finishing the treatment, I took the tests again in another laboratory, IGG and IGM negative.
I imagined that the medicine had an influence.
*Repeated tests in October IGM positive, IGG negative.
*April 2023 I repeated again only IGG and it was negative.
*A week later I repeated IGG and IGM again giving negative.
are IGM results likely to be false?
Can I trust my negative results from April or is there still a risk of having the virus in my body?
The only test of these two that you should trust is the IgG. Many big labs in the US have completely discontinued this test.
Terri
So can I be sure that at the moment I don’t have VHS 2?
Since in April my IGG studies are still negative?
I got vaccinated against COVID in February, wouldn’t that hurt the April results?
Sorry, I just want to make sure I’m not putting anyone at risk.
The igG may be the best test available in your area and as such, it’s the best you can do to know you are negative.
Terri
Thank you.
I have suffered a lot of anxiety about this topic.
I read in different places that sometimes the Igg antibodies do not become positive until after a year.
How true is this statement?
-Should I repeat the test in a few months?
-Do you think I can be calm now with my last results of April?
Just to mention, the last IGG test I got 0.29, I think it’s still a low level.
I know this is my last consultation so I would like to thank you for the work you do.
Most IgG tests are positive by 6 weeks – 70%. Some make take as long as 10 weeks. And the IGG misses 8% of infections altogether compared to the western blot.
I think with such a low score, you very likely can rely upon the negative. I would not think for a moment that the results will change over time now.
Terri
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