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If i had a positive igg herpes blood test but never had symptoms why would the doctor tell me it is probably a false positive? did he cross reference?
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It depends...: This depends on details you don't mention. If definitely positive (e.g., if you had a HerpeSelect IgG test and the HSV2 value is 3.5 or higher), it's not false positive: you are infected with HSV2. Lower numbers can be false positive, however. For HSV1, false positive are very rare; if positive, you're infected.
Answered 2/25/2023
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