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I was just diagnosed with herpes 2 my question is could it be a false postive? i had the bump on my vagina a week after getting tested the bump gone

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

Specializes in General Practice

Western blot: You can always request that your doctor send the blood test for a confirmation called a western blot test for herpes.

Answered 12/31/2013

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