[Praying for a false positive herpes test result!!]

Thank you so much @WCSDancer2010

 

My doctor actually called a few minutes before your post. He told me that the normal range for hsv2 is 0-0.90 and that I tested at 4.53. The name of the test is "Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and 2 Lgg antibody" from LabCorp, test code 138787. From my readings on here, anything over 3.5 is very much conclusive.

[Praying for a false positive herpes test result!!]

So some anonymous person sends me a test and states that I had sex with them while they unknowingly had an outbreak. The last time of our encounter was mid to late January. I went in to my doctors office and asked for a STD test and a herpes test this past Monday. My doctor called me Wednesday evening, and said the test was positive of hsv2, negative for hsv1, and negative for hiv. This has completely shattered my mind. I have not had any symptoms of herpes. So I have researched and read a ton of articles since Wednesday. I' am waiting to receive a hard copy of my results from LabCorp to determine what my actual numbers are and to determine which test they used.

 

My first question is, if a test tests for the presence of antibodies does it mean that the actual virus is in abundance and living well inside of me.? And if the antibodies are there, aren't they attacking and getting rid of the virus?

 

Are there any tests that actually detects the presence of the virus itself?

[Confused??? Herpes test results]

Thanks for this site and thread!! I will start a new thread to post my questions as I do not want to hijack this one.