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I has hsv2 test done it was positive igg of 10.3 now 4 months later i tested negative twice? i did have an initial outbreak... what does this mean ?? am i still carrying the virus or contagious??

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Some HSV blood tests have different numerical standards. How was the "initial outbreak" diagnosed? If you had a positive lab test for HSV2 from a genital lesion, that result overrules the blood test results.

Answered 12/3/2022

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