JasonG

@Needhelp19 did you ever get that second WB? What were the results? Are you still asymptotic? i ask because I tested .93 equivocal on my IgG 9 weeks post exposure and this has caused me lots of anxiety. I’m getting WB at 12 weeks.

@WCSDancer2010 can I get your input on my situation? ill also add that I contacted Terri Warren and am getting the Western Blot next week.

Again, thank you for taking the time to respond to me. I guess I am reading so much at the moment that I do have a little bit of information overload and it’s stressful. I will look forward to @Ebelskiver response. Thank you!

Hello! thank you for taking the time to reply to this post. I will admit, your response has me hopeful but anxious at the same time. I have been dealing with this since May and the wait is killing me. I plan on taking the western blot at 12 weeks. I hope that is enough time to yield a correct result. Do you think that is correct? In your experience, how often do you see equivocal as a “true” equivocal. As in: there is a protein that is similar to hsv reacting with the antibody in essence making this a negative result?

I am a male, 24 years old. I had a 1 sexual encounter on 5/28 and engaged in unprotected oral and vaginal sex. (She told me she was STD free) To be safe, I got a full STD panel (I have no symptoms) included I was tested for HSV1/2 on 8/2 (66 days after exposure) The test was through Quest and was a type specific IgG test with index values as followed: <.90 negative .90 – 1.09 equivocal >1.09 positive My results: HSV1 .93 H equivocal HSV2 .90 negative My questions: 1.) Is 9+ weeks enough time to get an IgG test for HSV1? 2.) Is this result most likely negative? 3.) I’m getting the Western Blot, how accurate is that at determining a true negative/positive at 12 weeks post exposure? I guess I’m just scared of getting a “indeterminate” result in the event 12 weeks isn’t enough time. 4.) is there anyone who personally tested equivocal and resulted in a negative with WB?