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Where to start. I recently received test results coming back abnormal hsv1 <5 and hsv2 3.15. I have never had any symptoms or outbreaks other than a cold sore every other year or 2. I’ve been had them since I was a child though. I dated a girl on and off for 4-5 years. We separated after about 9 months for about 6 months. We got back together and 3-4 months after being back together and intimate she told me that she contracted heroes from the guy she was with. I was outraged and upset. We didn’t talk for days. I went and got tested and came up .9 for hsv1 and negative for hsv2. We talked through the situation after I learned more about her condition. Things went well for the next couple years and on occasion we had unprotected sex as I felt we were in love and looking at having a child. Needless to say that never happened as I soon ended the relationship. Not because of her condition but more her own demons.
Fast forward to now, I have not dated anyone since July of 2014 when we ended. Then I met a girl from the past who I had always been in love with. We started talking and then started dating. I have been head over heels in love with her again. I can’t go a day without wanting to make sure she smiles. Well the ex called me to see how I was doing and told her that I had no intentions of getting back. My focus was on now. Which made me think about the past. So I went and got tested. The results are above. I was upset and had to tell the girl of my dreams everything. To my surprise she listened and was supportive and said “we” can work through this. She is the only person that knows, but after reading and hearing about how some test are not truly accurate, I came across the western blot test and it’s accuracy. I am hoping the results I received are truly wrong but was hoping to get some better insight from you or suggestions. Thank -
I think you mean your HSV 1 is > 5, not the reverse, correct?
The first test could have missed your HSV 1 infection, hard to know. And the HSV 2 at 3.15 is technically positive, but we find many false positives in the 1.1 to 3.5 index value range. You are in that range. I would strongly suggest that you get a herpes western blot confirmatory test. This is available in one of two ways: you can contact the University of Washington directly to send you a test kit and have your own provider draw your blood, spin it down and ship it back to UW or our clinic can order the test for you to be drawn and shipped by a lab near you. It is not available through traditional laboratories. Please research this test online for more information.At 3.15 there is a good chance it will confirm as positive but some do not. If you are positive, it sounds like you’ve got a great partner who recognizes that what’s in your heart and mind is more important than what is occasionally on your penis (or might be in the future even if you don’t recognize outbreaks now). If you are positive, you should consider taking daily antiviral therapy to protect her AND she she should be tested to see if she could be positive and not know it.
Terri
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