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curtinmd

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  1. Just had a HSV blood test.  Results confusing and dont make sense.  I requested my Doctor run a STD panel during my annual physical.  My test for HSV came back as 

    Herpes I Ab.(IgG0.17 (Negative)      Herpes II Ab.(IgG) 4.08 (High)

    I was very surprised by the results.  I have never had a genital outbreak that was obvious.  I do get what I guess would be cold sores inside my mouth on very rare occurrences.  Maybe once a year at most.  My wife get cold sores inside mouth more frequently then I do but nothing in the genital area as well.
    So the results are the reverse of what I would assume.  I would assume positive of HSV1 and negative for HSV 2.  So i guess the way to interrupt this would be I have HSV 2 infection in the oral area and not in the genital region?
    Very upsetting to say the least. Really dont want to imagine I have HSV 2 on genital.  Wish my Doctor would not have run the HSV test actually.  Would have been better off not knowing mentally I think.
    Does anyone know the percentage of people who have HSV 2 that are asymptomatic?  With HSV 2 can you be asymptomatic in genital regions and have symptoms in oral region on rare occasion as I do? 
    So what are the chances of a false positive with these numbers? 
    Anyway thanks for help and look forward to your advice.
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