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jagdpanther
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13 posts		 Jan-08-09, 12:00 PM (CST)
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"Blood test result?"
 
   Hi

I had my primary break out for HSV 2 end of Nov 08.

4 to 5 weeks later my blood tested positive for Igg @ 120%

does this mean I have had infection for some/long time?


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  RE: Blood test result? Angelika Jan-08-09 1
     RE: Blood test result? jagdpanther Jan-08-09 2
         RE: Blood test result? graceadmin Jan-08-09 3
             RE: Blood test result? C16679admin Jan-08-09 4
  RE: Blood test result? falcon1329 Jan-08-09 5
     RE: Blood test result? C16679admin Jan-08-09 6

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Angelika
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1480 posts		 Jan-08-09, 12:08 PM (CST)
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1. "RE: Blood test result?"
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   you can seroconvert after a couple of weeks. Many people seroconvert after 4 to 5 weeks so there is no surprise you would be positive by a blood test even if you did just get infected at the end of November. Think of it as a curve, some people will seroconvert after couple of weeks, more people after 4 or 5 weeks, probably even more after 8 and then less after 12 and even less after 16 weeks. The vast majority of people will however seroconvert after 16 weeks which is why 12 to 16 weeks is the recommended waiting period for getting a truly accurate results.

The only way you can tell for sure when you got infected is getting a blood test as soon as your symptoms start at which time you should still be negative if it's a primary infetion.

Not sure what your test result mean though, your number should look something like HSV2 IgG 3.8.

I've never seen it be a percentage.


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jagdpanther
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13 posts		 Jan-08-09, 12:29 PM (CST)
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2. "RE: Blood test result?"
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   thanks Angelika

do they mean my result = 1.2?

he definitely said 120% over phone, I will take look at results when I get them in post

confusing, cos he said I was HSV 1 positive (never had cold sore in my life) @ 80 %??

I agree with you, the only way would have to been tested at clinic when I had first breakout (which hardly any UK clinic seems to do)


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graceadmin
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11256 posts		 Jan-08-09, 01:01 PM (CST)
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3. "RE: Blood test result?"
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Probably not using one of the tests we are most familar with if they are reporting results as %.

grace

The first step in stopping the perceived stigma about genital herpes - is to stop believing in it yourself


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C16679admin
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7035 posts		 Jan-08-09, 01:19 PM (CST)
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4. "RE: Blood test result?"
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   Yeah, definitely post again when you have the results in front of you. Assuming the test is a good one, it's fully possible to have OHSV-I without remembering ever getting a cold sore, much in the way that so many folks who have HSV-II don't realize they have it either.

C.


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falcon1329
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22 posts		 Jan-08-09, 05:26 PM (CST)
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5. "RE: Blood test result?"
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   I have a feeling he converted the numbers. Just move the decimal point. HSV 2 - 1.2 the HSV 1 would be .8

Wouldn't be the first time that people convert numbers like that to "try" and make the info sound more clear to the patient. It's assumed that people understand percentages better.


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C16679admin
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7035 posts		 Jan-08-09, 07:22 PM (CST)
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6. "RE: Blood test result?"
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   The only problem with that idea is that if the test is really like the ones in the U.S., a .8 would be negative, not positive. And even a 1.2 is damn near the equivocal cutoff. So I dunno if that's really what happened...guess we'll know more when he gets his results and can see what the test really was and all.

C.


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