I had sex with a guy and did not disclose

[Furiosa214]

I assuke they do igg

[2Legit2Quit]

Awesome! Glad you were able to get that done. Keep me posted in the results

[WCSDancer2010]

IgG Elissa is one of the best tests (outside of Western Blot) that you can get.

 

And yes, get to counseling. You may have something going on that causes your sex drive to affect you so strongly. That is out of our scope here... but we will support you through that as best as we can as you get counseling.

 

 

[Furiosa214]

Ugh im anxious to know the answer

Ima call next Tuesday

So if it comes out positive and values are higher than 1.10

Than what

They said they will talk to me about medication

[Furiosa214]

Or what if it's positive and is on the equival or negative on the reference range?

 

Or will it even be positive when it lands on the equival or negative range?

[WCSDancer2010]

As I already told you earlier - if your result is under 3.5, and you have no symptoms, then you should do the Western Blot test because 40% of those tested who have no symptoms have a false positive result.

 

You shouldn't be taking medication for H until you have a confirmed result from the WB if your result is under 3.5.

 

Contact Westover Heights Clinic (info below) if your result is under 3.5 - and pass this info on to the clinic you are going to if they try to tell you that you need to be on medication if your result is under 3.5...tell them they need to get their info updated and that WH will educate them....

 

U of W Western Blot http://depts.washington.edu/herpes/faq.php#faqCat-3

Westover Heights Clinic,http://westoverheights.com/ (503) 226-6678 ... they can order the test for you through Quest Labs. It costs $5/minute for a consult … cheap IMO for clarity and/or peace of mind

[Furiosa214]

What is imo and where are u gettin 3.5 from

 

[WCSDancer2010]

IMO = In My Opinion :)

 

3.5 is the result that the EXPERTS like Dr Peter Leone and the folks at Westover Heights say is the "definite positive" point for anyone who has no symptoms ...

 

http://consults.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/27/getting-tested-for-herpes/?_r=1

[Furiosa214]

Okay got u!

[Furiosa214]

Theres been times that i feel like a burning sensation in my V and it goes away

 

I feel like it wants to show up but my body isnt lettinb it lmao

 

But than again

What if u dnt have this. I will be so happy.

 

[Furiosa214]

I*

[WCSDancer2010]

Burning sensations can be Bacterial Vaginosis, Yeast Infections or an allergic reaction to something coming in contact with the area... it's not just Herpes that causes that.

 

OR it could be prodromes.

 

AND... if you have Herpes, as we have said, your life (including your sex life) is FAR from over. You will just need to have the kind of conversation with every partner that you *should* be having anyway about STD's and safe sex... and you will learn a LOT about the other person by the way they react :)

 

And if you don't have H, then you've had a good life lesson and hopefully you will learn from it :)

[Furiosa214]

Yessss! A very good lesson and omg i can rant about it. I made poor choices when it came to sex. N if i have this. I will have to go thru the consequences

N if not. Than its like a big awakening n that i shld always do safw sex with condoms etc.

 

 

[Furiosa214]

okay guys so I got my results

and I was negative for hsv1 . the number range was below 0.91 as I expected

 

now for hsv2 I was positive and my number range was 7.89!!!

and It was igg. I have my lab results in paper printed out to me. it says hsv type 2- specific AB, IgG

[Furiosa214]

I heard that If its about a certain number like I guess you guys said. 3.5. but if its a huger number. it means ive had it for a while?

 

does my number mean I maybe had it for more than 4 months?

whats the highest number you can get?

[Furiosa214]

dosent say anything about elisa...but I assume theres no doubting this result...?

[Furiosa214]

im bummed. at this point I kind of learned to accept it and theres rele no sadness or crying on my part anymore, but damn!. I just feel. like smh! n kind of disappointing.

 

sooo! they said I can take the suppressive medicine or the one wen u have episodes. I told the lady I haven't even had an OB yet. to this day. (lucky me)

so I just told her to give me the one when u have episodes.

 

did I make the right decision???

[2Legit2Quit]

Your number means you've had it more than 4 months. The 3.5 was in relation to when you were saying the u were asymptomatic. Since you are above 3.5 and are asymptomatic, its not a false positive.

 

I have no idea the highest number, but it doesn't matter, since you're above 3.5. A positive result onky means you've had the infection 3-4 months already. Won't tell how far back it goes.

 

It's what's beat for you. Some like to take suppression for when they're in a relationship or engaging in casual sex, to let their partners know they are adding additional protection for them.

[Furiosa214]

What does suppression mean exactly

Im takinh medicine so am i on suppression? Its valtrex i believe

[Carlover]

Supressive therapy is when you take 500mg to 1 gram of Valtrex a day in your case. The medication is supposed to help build up your system to help to ward off an outbreak. Valtrex is an anti-viral. This medication also cuts down on the risks of transmitting the virus to another person when having intercourse or giving oral if you had HSV on your mouth. There are a couple other medications also out there. Valtrex and its generic valacyclovir are taken once a day. I hope this helps.

[Furiosa214]

Im taking valtrex but not on suppressive therapy. Its valtrex when i have episodes n i told her i wanted tht instead since i havent had an outbreak yet

[Carlover]

Are you taking the Valtrez daily? I was on Valtrex myself 2 grams a day one every twelve hours when I had my first outbreak. Is this what your referring to?

[Furiosa214]

Oh i havent had my medicine picked up yet lmao sorry. But will let u know

And question! Sorry. I have so many

Theres three types of medicine

Valtrex

Famvir

And

Zovirax

 

Can u do suppresive therapy for all of them or only valtrex ?... Like takinh (taking more mg) (or pills)

 

N like i said she put me on valtrex when i have episodes...but whats the difference between the three medications? Whats good about this one n bad for this one.?

 

[Furiosa214]

Is famvir for few episodes n lets say zovirax for ppl who tend to have more OB

Whats the deal.

I just wanna make sure.

[2Legit2Quit]

Episodic means you take when you have an OB, which is what you chose to go w. Suppression means you take it daily, despite the existence of an OB or not. Any of the antivirals can be used for suppression and/or episodic treatment.