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November 7, 2022 at 4:16 pm
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Terri Warren
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1 Is it possible to have been exposed, w/ light ob and not have anitbodies, meaning I do NOT have herpes genitally?
That doesn’t make an ounce of sense. You either have it or you don’t. The IgG test misses 8% of HSV 2 compared to the western blot, however. What is shocking to me is that no one appears to have done swab tests of your lesions. Could that possibly be correct?
2 Could I have gotten re-infected with hsv 1 genitally if I had hsv 1 orally?
That would be highly unlikely
3 Could I have hsv 2 even after 3 negative tests?
Well, possibly, yes
4 do my hsv1 values mean anything
Only that you have a well established infection.
HSV 1 and HSV 2 look identical.
Terri