A member asked:

How likely is it to have igg for hsv2 above 2 three weeks past onset of symptoms? would this be new or existing infection?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. John Chiu answered

A little early but: With an acute infection, IgM is the antibody produced. It is possible but unusual to get an IgG response in 2 wks thus I would suspect that this is from a past infection.

Answered 2/19/2016

1.6k views

Thank

More of what we treat

Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.

Get Virtual Care

For Businesses

About Us

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

A member asked:

How likely is it to have igg for hsv2 above 2 three weeks past onset of symptoms? would this be new or existing infection?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. John Chiu answered

Related Questions

A member asked:

HSV2 igg 1.5 IGM neg no s/s of infection. never lesions, Thoughts. false (+) or (+) genital herpes infection. virus dormant like HSV1? any worries

A member asked:

Received a 1.0 result on HSV2 IgG test, no lesions, also diagnosed with ureaplasma, BV and yeast infection. Is getting retested for HSV2 a good idea?

A member asked:

HSV1 IGG under .90. , HSV2 AB IGG 1.12. Test came in positive but no symptoms and finding articles that 1.1-3.5 are not accurate positives ?

A member asked:

I Tested positive for hsv2, low positive 2.5 Igg with no symptoms on Elisa, But negative on western blot a year after possible exposure. am I hsv2 - ?

A member asked:

My Infectious Dis. Spec. said that I was exposed to HSV2 (IgG was positive 1.76) but by my description of symptoms, he said I did not have a classical outbreak. Is there a difference between in "exposed" and having herpes? What's deal with "exposed"?

Sponsored Content

People also searched for:

Had unprotected sex 11 days ago w/ a girl, she saw symptoms 3-4 days after encounter got tested for hsv2,came back + for igg test of 3.71, - for igm test so its not a new infection for her. I got tested yesterday. Is there a chance i dont have it?

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

Hsv1 IgG 0.00 - 0.90 25.40(mine) hsv2 IgG type spec 0.00 - 0.90 index<0.91(mine) my husbands is hsv1 60 and hsv2 is same as mine.Old or new infection? He's admitted cheating so i just need to no.

Herpes igm for 1&2 >= 1:320 separate test) and HSV2 Igg 5.05H 11 days after sores. is this a new infection? Bilateral, pain pee. could this be old?

Hsv2 IGG value of 2.06. Could this be an indication of infection at 4 weeks, or sometime in the past?

Telemedicine

Primary Care

Manage Your Conditions

Women's Health

Children's Health

Men's Health

Senior Health

Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle

Sexual Health

Mental & Behavioral Health

Travel Medicine

Urgent Care

Didn't find what you're looking for?

More of what we treat

Allergies

Antibiotics

Asthma

High Blood Pressure

Prescriptions

Type 2 Diabetes

For Businesses

Company

Health Content

Join Us

Download HealthTap

Questions?