Reply To: WB assistance in Fl

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Hi Terri-

No I have not, obviously I was very concerned about infecting anyone and couldn’t get clear answers from my Dr. I did test on my own a few times over the years through quest and values were always under 3 for hsv2 Igg. I haven’t tested at all for a few years due to not being sexually active so I was really surprised to see that result! I did call the lab and found out they used the Liason chemiluminescence immunoassay this week. What are your thoughts on this test? As I looked up studies on it and didn’t see great info. I have a video consult scheduled with you for next week and I am attempting to have a another test at quest prior to the consult in an effort to get an actual value. My health has always been a bit tricky, previously called zebra by old dr before he retired. As said previously I did have multiple chickenpox episodes as well as EBV as a teen and HSP as a child, and spent most of 2020 undergoing testing for autoimmune issues, possible Hodgkin Lymphoma etc. only to be told it was reactive nodes that continued to grow. And have had multiple confirmed Covid exposures this year without ever testing positive and I’m not vaccinated. All 2020 health issues started before last sexual partner or I would have assumed possible infection from him. A lot of info I know but didn’t know if any of these could cause these results. Is it even possible for this to be false? How often are there false positives over 5? And should I even trust that result?