Reply To: Herpes Testing Confusion

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Hi Terri,

It has been 9 weeks since my sexual encounter. I have had no lesions, sore throat or muscle/joint aches. Some general tingling that comes and goes and moves around, but nothing specific and no bumps or lesions of any kind. Lots of anxiety due to the previous false positive and constant examination looking for signs of anything. What do you think next steps should be? Do you think I would still register a false positive if I took another IGG test? Do you recommend another WB? How accurate is that at 12 weeks? Do you recommend any additional testing? Anxiety has lessened and I am doing much better, but still vigilant and trying to make sure.

Thanks! You have really helped during this difficult time.