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Hsv early antibodies can appear in few weeks. "aged and mature" antibodies can take up to 24 months what does "aged/mature" antibodies mean exactly?
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Antibodies: Antibodies go through stages of molecular growth. Aged antibodies are the ones that are the memory of the infection they were designed to suppress. It can take three to six months or 24 weeks to get to this place where testing can pick this up. Your lab and your physician will automatically know this.
Answered 4/14/2013
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IgM/ IgG: When you first get an infection, igm antibodies form. This is indicative of an acute process. Over time igg antibodies form that show that you have been exposed in the past. This would be your aged or mature antibodies.
Answered 4/14/2013
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