how do i interpret this?

[nina0912]

So in both July and October, I got tested for Herpes type 2 and both came out equivocal--last sex encounter was late May or early June. I've never had symptoms I just got tested because why not. I just got tested again on Dec 4th and it came back borderline positive 1.11

My doctor says she cant tell me a definite answer because i have no symptoms and these antibody tests are known to produce a lot of false positives. what should I think of this?

[HikingGirl]

I’m not a doctor, but from what I’ve read, three tests in the equivocal range over the course of 8 months sounds like no herpes. Do you know which type of blood test you had? You should make sure it was the IgG. The way the test is designed/ran (I forget which), virtually no one gets a zero. You could do a western blot if you were really concerned, but I personally wouldn’t lose any sleep over it.

[nina0912]

It was IgG. But the last test on dec 4 was technically positive with a 1.11. Even though the last 2 were equivocal

[HikingGirl]

The closer the index value is to the equivocal range (0.9 to 1.1), the greater the chance you’re negative. A western blot test (the gold standard for HSV testing) would tell you for sure, but I just don’t see any compelling reason to think you have HSV (IMHO).

[Katidid]

I'm no Dr, but your values are too low to mean positive. That's judging from what I've read