Hey everyone,
I just got my herpes test result back and it was positive. (I still don't know if i have type 1 or type 2, the doctor I went to seems completely inept - he didn't test for it saying that "it doesn't matter"). I've got an IGG value of 33 or so, IGM was inconclusive/
Now my girlfriend will have to get tested, but I am not sure which test is the right one.
Background info:
* I think I must have aquired Herpes over the last couple years. 2 weeks ago was the first outbreak I've ever noticed.
* We've been dating for about 3 months.
* The first 2 months of our relationship we were using condoms, the last month she was on the pill.
* I once had sex with her (without a condom) about 2 weeks ago at the beginning of my outbreak (only a small blister on the bottom of my penis). Another inept doctor initial said "there's no way you have herpes, this looks like a normal skin infection" so I went ahead and slept with her =(.
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To explain the inept doctors: Not sure what things are like in the US, but I'm a Westerner living in an Asian developing country which probably explains the inept doctors.
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If I have transmitted herpes to her (I really hope not) it probably happened about 2 weeks ago.
Which herpes test will be the best one in this case?
* It seems that the IGG test might not show results until 3-6 months after the infection.
* As far as I understand, the IGM test might work in my case but lots of smart people have said it is useless, eg: http://drjengunter.wordpress.com/2013/01/19/understanding-blood-tests-for-herpes/
Is there any point in getting tested at all in this case? Are there any other tests that might make sense?
In terms of potential symptoms, she has a tiny, tiny pimple near her vagina but it doesn't really look like herpes to me.