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February 19, 2022 at 3:34 pm
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Terri Warren
Keymaster
So just to be sure I understand completely: you had a swab test that was positive for HSV 2, not a blood test, correct?
The IgG test misses 30% of HSV 1 infections so either your HSV 1 is a false positive OR previous IgG tests missed the HSV 1 infection.
About half the population has HSV 1 infection so its difficult to imagine that this would change your career projectory.
Terri