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[Testing unsure]

this is all very confusing to me as well. All of the blood tests have come back negative. I have had two separate cultures and one was positive, but for which (HSV1 or 2) I cannot say, as it was unspecific. The positive culture was from my gynecologist office. She told me that it did not look like HSV but we culture anyway. My gyn then tells me it is HSV but which kind they cannot say, and also told me it was a new outbreak since my blood tests were negative. They actually told me that my partner must have been with someone else. When I insisted otherwise, I was told to see an immunologist since my body was not producing detectable antibodies. Another culture, taken three days later at my primary office, amidst worsened symptoms, was negative. My primary says it is not HSV, since the cultures and blood taken at their were negative. There is something clearly going on, but what it is and how to treat it is unclear to me. I feel that I have run out of options with consultants. I have had too many exams of late and do not get any new information when I go to seek it out. Why go back? . I cannot figure out what is accurate. This is why I provided abundant information in my initial post.– —If it is indeed HSV, why does it not go away (in all these months) and how could I have contracted it after 12 years with the same person? Could I have contracted it during a pelvic exam (at a busy teaching hospital staffed by students?) (hospital has a serious history of negligent malpractice)