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Thank you I appreciate the quick reply.

Can you please let me know what the cost and how I can move forward with additional western blot testing?

I have never had a cold sore on my face ever. The test I took on 8/29/14 (approx. 4 months past last potential exposure) & 5/28/15 (a year past last potential exposure) included HSV 1 and both came back NEG.

Given this, would it be wise to just get a western blot for both HSV 1 & HSV 2 to be certain?

Again, my main concern is passing something to someone if I have something. Both my PCP & Dermatologist said I am not contagious but for me personally I want to make sure I do everything possible to make absolutely sure I don’t have herpes or something that could be passed to another person.

When you state western blot screening test misses about 27% of HSV 1 infections does that mean false positives or false negatives?

Last question, in lieu of additional testing would it be wise to ask my PCP to prescribe Valtrex or another med for herpes to see if it resolves my issues? I am not sure of potential side effects or issues that my arise going this route.

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