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Herpes IgG tests are one type of blood test for the herpes simplex virus (HSV). Herpes blood tests, including the herpes IgG test, look for the body's immune reaction to a herpes infection. They don't search directly for the virus. Because the immune reaction takes time to develop after the time of infection, it's not immediately detectable.
Results for a herpes test will usually be back within a week. In general, the results will be reported as positive, negative, or equivocal. A positive test means that IgG was detected. An equivocal test means that the results were unclear.
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What is the difference between IgM and IgG blood tests?
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I've been reading up on different blood test types. I keep coming across IgM and IgG, but also have heard about Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing (NAAT) . I would like to know what the difference is between these types of blood tests. What are the main practical differences between the types of testing, the benefits/costs of each?
I've come across different suggestions and I am trying to find the most reliable tests. Here is one turned me off of IgM
"IgM tests are not recommended because of three serious problems:
What are you experiences here? The details of this analysis go over my head but does anyone know whether the general summary is correct: that IgM tests are worst than IgG tests?