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Why doesn't the cdc recommend blood testing for herpes if there are no symptoms?

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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

Why do it?: A prnciple of lab testing is that if you're not going to do anythng different based on the results, don't do the test. If you're not sick and not a danger to others, don't treat. There's no gold standard for having met the viruses in any case, and I have serious doubts about the reliabilites of these labs to begin with.

Answered 8/1/2014

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A member asked:

Why doesn't the cdc recommend blood testing for herpes if there are no symptoms?

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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

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