[MissEducated]

My current results are listed below. It has been about 8 weeks out since the last incident. The difference between this test and previous test is the numerical value was not included. I did email the Ob/GYN to discuss why this portion was omitted. The only I know is that it is less than 90.

This sure did take a while to get back and yes, I am done with old boy. I will request a re-test in another 8 weeks. I read literature that by 6 weeks around 70% of the population that is testing for HSV will show a positive result. I am in the 8 week arena, which means my test is only 72-75% valid and there is a 25% chance my test may have missed an infection.

Are doctors no longer including numerical values on tests?
Why does it take close to 4 months to get accurate results?

Component Your Value Standard Range
HSV 1 IGG, EIA <0.90 Index <0.90 Index
HSV 2 IGG, EIA <0.90 Index <0.90 Index
Hsv 1 IgM Negative Negative
HSV 1 TITER REFLEX Not indicated
HSV 2 IGM, QUAL Negative Negative
HSV 2 TITER REFLEX Not indicated

PS. I was found to have a fibroid pressing on my uterus lining causing excessive bleeding. I have to get my blood levels up before surgery is considered. This was enough to scare me to take better care of myself.

[MissEducated]

Here is the email I received from the business:

All of our artists use proper hygiene and take precautions when face painting Artists wash brushes in an brush wash solution and use antibacterial wipes to wipe brushes, paints and hands between clients.

The artist will not paint anyone who is or appears to the artist to be sick or suffering from cold sores, conjunctivitis, ringworm, sunburn, eczema, any infectious skin condition or open wounds. People with skin allergies or sensitive skin should either not participate, or have artist perform a patch test at the beginning of the party.

If any allergic reactions occur, face paint is removed immediately. I hope this alleviates all your concerns. Please feel to free to contact me if you have any more questions.

[MissEducated]

Here are my results. Keep in mind that it has been over a year since I last tested for HSV and I have not has sexual relations of any kind since the 3rd week of January 2015. Yes I did wait for a long time out of hear. Even though all the medical testing pointed to a past BV/Yeast Infection were the cause of my symptoms. I am glad I got testes and I will know better.

Comments from the Doctor’s Office

Negative for Herpes.

Component Results

Component Your Value Standard Range
HSV 1 IGG, EIA 0.06 <0.90
HSV 2 IGG, EIA 0.36 <0.90
Hsv 1 IgM Negative Negative
HSV 1 TITER REFLEX Not indicated
HSV 2 IGM, QUAL Negative Negative
HSV 2 TITER REFLEX Not indicated
General Information

Collected:
04/29/2016 11:08 AM
Resulted:
05/02/2016 5:54 PM

[MissEducated]

Good Evening,

I did go to the doctor this morning. I was told that I could not have a PAP smear as it has not been 3 years, she explained that Kaiser may not pay for this screening. WOW! She checked the labia and the cervix and explained that she saw a higher amount of mucus, aside from that, everything looked normal.

I pushed for a new Herpes Select IGG, she kept saying, it may not be covered. Finally she relented! I am now awaiting my results.

[MissEducated]

Good Evening,

Yes I was treated for the BV with flagyl. Originally the NP gave me diflican because I also had an inner ear infection and she prescribed amoxicillin with a order of diflucan to combat the overgrowth of yeast. The diflucan helped ease symptoms. But it did not cure it. The NP called a couple of days later to let me know that it was BV and that knocked it out. I was also given AD ointment for the labia irritation.

I will keep you posted on results. You are awesome.

[MissEducated]

My apologies if I annoyed you with my questions. I guess I should have asked more directly as ,what would be the odds of a positive test, given the negative result, I received back in January?

I agree I put myself at risk and I will get tested. I am headed to the doctor because I have an irritated red section on the right side if my labia minor and I saw a red small pin sized mark in my vaginal opening but the mark went away over night. Perhaps I irritated my labia by constant checking.

Thank for explaining that BV and herpes do not share symptoms. when I get tested again I will share the results. I am hoping both types are negative.

[MissEducated]

Ok, so I did the math and I only got tested at the 5 week mark. When I look back at my symptoms I am starting to think maybe just maybe it is suspicious of Herpes. I have read that an initial outbreak can be misdiagnosed as yeast or BV. Even though the doctor did not see lesions and I did not see lesions, it may have be herpes.

I was told that BV cannot cause sex to be uncomfortable. When I think back, it was not horrible pain, it was more irritating, it felt like an itch trying to be scratched and not wanting to be touched.

I know the Nurse Practitioner kept saying this is not herpes, this discharge is grayish, there are no lesions inside or outside the vagina, maybe she and I missed something. I will go back, I just dont want too. I am so sick of this.

I guess I just wanted to see the odds. If I were diagnosed with BV could that have been confused with Herpes? Is is possible it was just BV?

I mean we had had sex from on and off from May 2014 to January 2015 yes
.
We always used condoms, except for oral sex

I was tested for HSV2 while we were sexually intimate in November 2014

Again in January 2015, its the BV diagnosis that scares me into thinking, something else happened. Maybe he gave me Herpes.

I will figure it out or stay celibate forever.

[MissEducated]

I did want to let you know that all sexual encounters for penile/vaginal sex were protected. I know that statistics that condoms only cut HSV odds by 50%. Oral was unprotected.

The main reason I broke up with him is because of his unwillingness to get tested and his unwillingness to handle his mental illness which made him explosive (PTSD/bipolar).

I just noticed that between the test in November 2014 and the 2nd test in March 2015, the HSV2 numbers seemed to change drastically. Is there a cause for concern?

November 11, 2014
HSV 1 IGG, EIA <0.90 0.10
HSV 2 IGG, EIA <0.90 0.27
Hsv 1 IgM Negative Negative
HSV 1 TITER REFLEX Not indicated
HSV 2 IGM, QUAL Negative Negative
HSV 2 TITER REFLEX Not indicated

March 5. 2015
HSV 1 IGG, EIA <0.90 0.11
HSV 2 IGG, EIA <0.90 0.44
Hsv 1 IgM Negative Negative
HSV 1 TITER REFLEX Not indicated
HSV 2 IGM, QUAL Negative Negative
HSV 2 TITER REFLEX Not indicated

[MissEducated]

Good Evening,

Kaiser just released the following test result.

Hsv1 is .11 up from .10 in November
HSV2 is .44 up from .27 in November
Plus one negative IGM from 3/9/2015

Designated negative for both types. Last sexual contact was January 28th, 2015. I waited about Six weeks for HSV, HIV, and RPR testing. I can test in another 6 weeks and I will be calmer until then. Thank you.

[MissEducated]

Good Afternoon,

I called for my results which were sent out last Friday 3/6/2015 and I was told that my results are still pending. Is this a cause for concern because it made me nervous.

I had a negative IGG in November both numbers had values less than 30.

After my vaginal issues in January the urgent care clinic ran the IGM and it came back negative, however the IGM is bad and that negative can be a false negative.

The last time I received results it was a quick turnaround. I am just nervous that they must be doing additional testing for some reason. Is a pending test something to be worrisome about?

[MissEducated]

Oh crap. I forgot to edit my last response. I wanted to let you know that the RPR for syphilis did come back positive twice and the urgent care NP was a little concerned because I did tell her, during the blood draw that I had a previous test with a false positive, however, a T. pallidum-Particle agglutination assay [TP-PA] was run and came back non-reactive. The NP sent my records to Kaiser and pressed my doctor to order another test because she was nervous that I might have a valid syphilis infection and needed a PCR and treatment.

My doctor ordered a T. pallidum-Particle agglutination assay [TP-PA] and I will go to the lab at Kaiser to get another test and I am still awaiting the results of my IgG. The NP made it clear that the HIV test was non-reactive and the IGM was negative and my doctor believes I am in the clear, however, I do not trust the IGM based on the information I have heard.

The doctor also requested a test for pregnancy and auto-immune disorders, which she explained can cause a constant false positive on the RPR.

I will touch base next week and wrap up this thread. Whew, what a past few weeks.

[MissEducated]

Hello there,

I just received news that my for was reactive. Both HiV and IGM came back negative. Waiting for the IGG to come back next week. I was told do not trust the IGM therefore I will wait for that. I have had a positive RPR in the past but I was told the secondary test was non reactive and that I was good. I am just awaiting records from the urgent care clinic to be sent to my primary care physician.

Thank you

[MissEducated]

I will get the results tomorrow and I will contact you after.

Thank you,

MissEducated

[MissEducated]

Good Afternoon,

Ok. I went to my primary care physician at Kaiser. She did order the IGg test, however, she claims that the IGM is a good test when it comes to an active infection. She thinks if the test is positive then I would have herpes and could only use the IGg to figure out the type.

I am so irritated because I am so sure what information to trust. I hear good and bad for the IGM. She also believes that the Medical Assistant may have said that the type of herpes I has was type one, which is not the worst vs. Type II. But why would I need the IGg if the IGM can type the virus as well.

She does not think I have genital herpes II and I explained that the symptoms are so suspect that I do not know what is going on. If it is type I it could be genital. I have had no bumps on my lip aside from mild tingle and itch here and there.

I was given prednisone for the rash. She said it could be stress or a reaction to something. Food, soap, lotion.

[MissEducated]

I am headed to my doctor today because I broke out in a red rash and have a fever. I will ask for the IGG to be run again.

Thank you

[MissEducated]

Hello again,

I know I need to get more questions paid for. My last contact was 1/17/2015. My history is listed above as well as the last time I tested in November. When I spoke with the Medical Assistant we argued about the IGM. I explained that I heard it was unreliable and she said it was a quality test for primary HSV infection. She also said I needed to trust the test results when the doctor called on Friday. That is why I am pissed. If the doctor is the only one to release the information that med assistant should have kept her mouth closed. Her comments let me know it was the IGm that I’d positive.

Even though the NP has said what I had was BV and a hair bump, the constant itchy labia made get tested again. I may have herpes and was infected a little after resuming relations with my ex. Who knows. It’s just an annoying situation. I am going celibate. Geez.

I will call my primary care physician to request a new UGH test once I talk to the NP in the urgent care clinic I went to.

Ps- found another bump and I have also started my period. The bump is hard, however the labia itched. Could it be the pad? I also itches all over my belly back and neck. Could be stress.

[MissEducated]

Good evening,

Hello there. I called the nurse to get my test results and my results could not be released. I have to wait until Friday. The nurse said out of the results, she said it is not the worst one. I was tested.for.HIV, HSV, and Syphilis. I did ask what test for herpes was used and she said the IGM. I am thinking this is the test that came back positive. I am not sure what to think right now. Those symptoms must have been primary herpes.

[MissEducated]

Hello Ms.Warren,

I have just left the doctor and she assessed the bump and said it was a hair bump. She looked at my vagina and saw nothing that concerned her. She did draw blood for HSV 1 & 2, HIV, and Syphilis. She explained that because I had a swab testing on February 2nd I not need to be screened again for Gonorrhea, chlamydia, BV, Trich, or yeast. She said BV is not a precursor for herpes and wherever I heard that to ignore it. She went over the statistics and explained HSV 1 could be more likely then HSV2. However only the test would tell. I will keep you posted. Thank you for your encouragment.

[MissEducated]

Hello Ms. Terri,

The doctor called back and said all other tests were negative. I was screened for Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, trich, BV, and yeast. Though I tested positive for BV and was put on flagyl, it took two additional weeks to get the other tests results. I was a little upset.

I broke up with my male acquaintance because he ripped into me for asking for a HSV 1 & 2 test. His anger was so frightening I thought he was going to hit me. He kept calling me an idiot and said I am ruining this relationship with dumb questions. I explained that I got tested and wanted to make sure he was good as well, especially after the diagnosis my ex received in November. His response, he should have used a condom.

I have put up with this guy’s verbal abuse for far too long. I did call the doctor back regarding my concerns and she explained that the consistent use of condoms do lower my risk my 50 percent and to come back in another 5 weeks to be tested for HIV, HSV 1 & 2, and syphilis. She made it clear that what she saw was not similar to herpes but she would do the testing to put my mind at ease.

I think I will stay single for a while. I have not had any form of sex in close to a month and I will let you know what is discovered at the end of March.

I hope I dodge a bullet. Thank you for all that you do. Take care.

[MissEducated]

I just heard from my doctor and I was diagnosed with BV. She is still awaiting test for other STDs. Out of curiosity is BV an STD? I do know that either the Amoxicillin or the Diflucan has helped immensely. Is BV associated with Herpes at all? Let me know and I will keep you posted in the next few weeks as I wait to be retested.

Thank you

[MissEducated]

Hello There,

My HSV1 Status is HSV 1 IGG, EIA <0.90 0.10.

I have just gotten back from the urgent care clinic and I met with a really competent NP who made it clear that what she was seeing was not a bump, what she saw was a raw and irritated vaginal opening with a thick discharge that was more of a grey/yellowish color. She made it clear that she sees a lot of herpes in her office and my vaginal issues paled in comparison to what she sees on a regular basis.

I was prescribed diflucan, she still did a swap, she is checking for yeast, bv, trich, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. Based on my consistent condom usage, she feels its either BV or yeast. We talked at length about herpes and though herpes is transferable even with condoms, she said my risk factor is not significant enough to warrant a test now. However, I could wait 10 more weeks to get an additional blood test.

I asked about oral transference, however, she was not able to offer actual percentages. She said that I need to assess that I am doing all I can to be safe and that I need to learn how to breath and stop thinking the worst.

I also have a gastrointestinal infection, along with an inner ear infection. I was given amoxicillin to try to kill of any bacteria that is wreaking my system. The NP threw in an extra diflucan pill just in case the amoxicillin made the vaginal irritation worse.

Right now that is all I have.

[MissEducated]

Perhaps from the new partner. I found an urgent care clinic that I am about to go to. I have been very religious about condom use for the penile/vaginal sex, yet we both perform unprotected oral on each other. In the past two week, the sex was a little rigorous and I blamed vaginal irritation as the culprit. Last night while inspecting with the mirror I saw the milky white discharge and the itch led me to believe, yeast infection probably brought on by PH change and friction. However, I saw a red bump that looks like it has been scratched on the right side of my inner labia and my anxiety hit the roof. I saw no other bumps anywhere, one the labia major and just that one on the labia minor.

I am going to get it check, however whatever happens its my fault.

[MissEducated]

I just found my original thread of questioning, here is what I wrote you early this morning:

Ok, I realize here I am again on this forum, especially after being tested for Herpes back in November 2014 and coming out ok, however the symptoms have prompted me to ask you a question.

I am with the same partner as I was with when my ex-boyfriend notified me about his HSV2 diagnosis. My partner and I are still using condoms religiously for penile/vaginal sex and no I have not seen any test results for him. (I know) We last had sex this Thursday and my vaginal opening was very sensitive and itchy. The sex was uncomfortable and it burned to urinate the next morning, especially near the skin around the hymen and the vaginal opening was pretty sore and swollen.

I am on the pill and close to the very end of my pack, I notice my vagina environment does change as the hormone level lowers. Last Saturday my partner and I did have sex, both oral and vaginal/penile, always with condoms, however oral sex is unprotected. The lower region did itch, but the itch has gotten worse, I have also noticed a creamy white discharge.

Coupled with the one red bump on the inner labia near the vaginal opening, its raised and red, and the discharge, the itch, is this a primary herpes infection. I am planning on going to an urgent care facility in the morning because this is frightening. All in all, I did this to myself. I swear I saw a weird white/grey nodule on his scrotum when I performed oral sex.

I will keep you posted and perhaps its time to leave this guy alone and be along for a while.

Your response was:

I cannot remember the circumstances of your previous post. I don’t remember if you had been tested negative or not. As much as herpes worries you, I am very surprised that you would be having sex with someone that has not been tested for herpes antibody. I know you know. If you have a specific bump that is tender it’s probably a good idea that you are going to an urgent care facility to have it checked out. The itching concerns me far less. Women have lots of genital itching as do men and frequently that is due to yeast or fungus that is in the area and likes very much to grow in dark moist tissue. Let me know what the urgent care facility says about your bump. If you have not yet gone, be sure that they use PCR to swab the bump if at all possible. As for the bump on his scrotum, those are common in men and it is likely a sebaceous cysts. When you post more, please fill me in a little bit on your history without going into great detail.

You have two more posts on the subscription. Please feel free to use them.

My last test result was:

Component Standard Range Your Value Flag
HSV 1 IGG, EIA <0.90 0.10
HSV 2 IGG, EIA <0.90 0.27
Hsv 1 IgM Negative Negative
HSV 1 TITER REFLEX Not indicated
HSV 2 IGM, QUAL Negative Negative
HSV 2 TITER REFLEX Not indicated
General Information
Collected:
11/12/2014 12:46 PM
Resulted:
11/17/2014 12:02 PM

Going to planned parenthood soon.

[MissEducated]

Hello and Happy Holidays,

I have one final question because I had no idea that HSV1 was so common and easy to catch. I had a friendsgiving and two of the women there were experiencing a recent HSV1 outbreak. I mean, I actually saw the cold sores on their lips. They were both overcoming colds and we are all teachers. I know this school year has been stressful. They looked like their lips were healing. My issue is if they did not wash their hands and were setting the table, i.e. touching glasses and utensils, what are the odds of transference.

I did take a sip of a drink to taste a wine beverage, but it was before I noticed the cold sores. I was served a plate of good food and I ate off the silverware. Within 2 days, I facial tingling in my cheeks and around my lips. I also started feeling achy like a cold was coming on.

I just returned from NYC and I noticed on the plane, a bump developed right on the lip line. It was red and swollen, however not noticeable to all. I have smaller bumps about my lips, but they seem like hair bumps from hair growing back from waxing, and I use a lot of chap stick, which may have clogged the pores. I applied benzoyl peroxide and swelling went down. It could be a pimple, there did not seem to be a cluster of blisters.

I told a mutual friend about the dinner and she believes that I am just stressed out from the ordeal with my ex boyfriend. She also said you cannot get HSV1 from utensils because the virus can not survive. She also said, the odds of taking a sip from their glass is whether low.

I am doing my best to keep my hands washed and not share utensils with people. My lips just feel like more bumps are popping up.

Can you explain what to do to lower my chances of getting HSV1 in a non-sexual way and if it sounds like I am having a primary outbreak? I apologize for being a worry wort.

Thank you

[MissEducated]

It has been a while for me, here are my test results:

Component Standard Range Your Value Flag
HSV 1 IGG, EIA <0.90 0.10
HSV 2 IGG, EIA <0.90 0.27
Hsv 1 IgM Negative Negative
HSV 1 TITER REFLEX Not indicated
HSV 2 IGM, QUAL Negative Negative
HSV 2 TITER REFLEX Not indicated
General Information
Collected:
11/12/2014 12:46 PM
Resulted:
11/17/2014 12:02 PM

Is it safe to assume that I am indeed negative. I last had sex this past July 2014 with condoms. Because it is now November, is this test conclusive.

ps. i told my ex, if he is positive it is not me.

[MissEducated]

I just talked to my ex again. He tested on 10/25 with a IGg of 1.47 and a second test of 1.25 on 11/05. I told him he needed a western blot as a final confirmatory test. I am not in the mood for the numbers game. I cannot explain why his number changed as I am not a medical practitioner. I am trying to relax and I am just trying to be mellow until I get my results.

[MissEducated]

I dreamt I tested positive for both. HSV1 had an index of 15 and HSV2 was 4.5. I read the results with panic and the doctor said, this is accurate, you are infected and its your fault this happened. Crazy. But that was my dream.

I will let you know when the real results are posted.

[MissEducated]

The office just called and I am on my way to the lab. They found the correct test, the Herpes Select AB IgG. I only have to have blood drawn. I will buy more posts in the near future. As for my ex he is angry with me. He said he got tested because he had sex outside his marriage. I did not willingly endanger his life.

As I said before he and his wife reconciled in October 2013, and he was tested for standard STDs, but HSV2 was not included in the battery of test.

He was screened again this year and all test negative accept HSV2.

If I gave him HSV2, it was not intentional. I just wanted to let you know that on this cold November day, I am headed to do the educated thing.

Thank you for your support. I want you to know that I have learned from past mistakes and have done everything to be safe and healthy. This may be the little critter that slipped through.

[MissEducated]

I did speak to the nurse at my doctor’s office and they are trying to get me in for a blood test. She did say given the fact that my ex’s first test was a 1.43 and his second test came through as positive, then it is more then likely I have the virus. She believes past vaginal issues may have been overlooked and given his numbers this is not a new infection.

I feel horrible because I never knew I had HSV2.

I dated a guy in Mexico and that was my first time having unprotected sex. I saw no sores or lesions, then again he was uncircumcised. I remember a yeast infection that lasted 3 months in 2006, it was finally treated, the nurse did not screen for HSV2 because she said she looked under the microscope and it was a yeast infection.

I had another incident in 2007 when my HSV1 infected partner developed a cold sore and I did not know how many days before we had had oral sex. I do remember vaginal irritation and the doctor I went to said no, it does not look like herpes. She saw no sores or blisters, the labia was very red and irritated. She told me to stop using panty liners.

In 2010, I had sex one time with a guy in TX and I made him use a condom. The sex was rough and I stopped seeing him. I did develop a yeast infection and was told again, stop wearing panty liners. I was given A & D ointment.

I just keep thinking something was overlooked and I did this too him. To make matter worse he is married and I am feeling like the whore of Babylon. I did this to him. I feel stupid. Its my fault.

[MissEducated]

Hello Again,

His number was 1.43 and he said he was going to send me the number from the 2nd follow up test. I also spoke to my doctor office and they said they are going to perform an antigen test, not a antibody test.

I will keep you posted.

[MissEducated]

I spoke to my ex and he said that his numbers are 1:43 and he has been screened twice. I know that numbers increase after a recent infection, does it take more than a year for HSV2 to show up, so if this is a recent infection, I could be the source from July 2013. He also said that it was a routine check and there have been no symptoms that he can think of.

[MissEducated]

Based on your response, I feel like you are saying that it is official that I have HSV2. What boggles me is that he tested in 2012 and was negative and we last had sex in 2013 with condoms. I know for a fact he was my only sexual partner from 2010-July 2013.

I really thought I was careful. So the vaginal irritation I have felt and the burning sensation I attributed to chafing were actually herpes. I had been using A&D ointment on the irritated areas and it made it feel better. But know, this is solidifies things. I must have infected him. What would be the point of getting tested when its so obvious now?

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