**Many questions**

[Jaymes]

Do Hsv1 on the mouth region shed more than genital herpes type 2 in the genital region? I have Hsv1 on mouth and genital type 2 

[mr_hopp]

Check out the handouts as they break down the shedding percentages in each region: https://herpesopportunity.com/free-ebook-signup.html

[Catlady12]

@mr_hopp hi! I’m curious, since you said you had your first outbreak years after infection, would your body already have antibodies for since it’s been in your body for a while? I wanted to get a blood test for antibodies to try and pin point when I caught the infection. 

[mr_hopp]

Yes, antibodies take around 12-16 weeks to develop, so whether there's a physical manifestation (outbreak) or not, the antibodies will be present. 

But definitely consider getting the Western Blot. It's going to cost you more out of pocket, but will give you a definitive diagnosis. (IgG has rates of false negatives/positives.)

But regardless of which test you get, you won't be able to pinpoint when you got herpes, just whether or not you have it now. The only way to start to roughly pin down a timeline is if you had a definitive negative test in the past and then got a definitive positive test. 

Here's an article to check out for more detail:
https://herpeslife.com/herpes-tests/ 

[Jaymes]

5 minutes ago, mr_hopp said:

Yes, antibodies take around 12 weeks to develop, so whether there's a physical manifestation (outbreak) or not, the antibodies will be present. 

But definitely consider getting the Western Blot. It's going to cost you more out of pocket, but will give you a definitive diagnosis. (IgG has rates of false negatives/positives.)

But regardless of which test you get, you won't be able to pinpoint when you got herpes, just whether or not you have it now. The only way to start to roughly pin down a timeline is if you had a definitive negative test in the past and then got a definitive positive test. 

Here's an article to check out for more detail:
https://herpeslife.com/herpes-tests/ 

So if you have a positive IGG at like 10, would that be safe to say is definite positive or would western blot be worth getting?