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Is it true that you may present symptoms of hsv2 years after contracting the infection? if so, after x amount of years, would the igg test be lower or higher. i will preface this by stating i have not been tested yet, but i may be seeing the first signs
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Yes: Symptoms may not appear for years after exposure to HSV2. Most people will develop some immunity (which may not be enough to kill off the virus altogether) with an elevated IgG to HSV2.
Answered 2/1/2016
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HSV Testing: You should get tested at a lab for HSV1/HSV2, HIV, Syphilis, Gonorrhea and Chlamydia. Are you sexually active? You should have your sexual partners for the past 60 days tested as well. You can tell them that your doctor thinks you should be tested to be safe. There are treatments for HSV 1 & 2. The testing IgG level is not exact for when you were infected. Most important is testing & treatment.
Answered 3/13/2020
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