igm e igg

[mol86]

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?

[Terri Warren]

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

[mol86]

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.

[Terri Warren]

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

[mol86]

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.

[Terri Warren]

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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