Friday, May 09, 2008
Understanding Herpes Testing
The most important fact to know in terms of Herpes testing is that
blood testing with an IgG test is the BEST test for diagnosing the disease.
When you
first see the doctor for a suspicious genital ulcer, your health care provider
may ask a lot of rea...
I had sex without a comdom with a woman. Rare for me, but I did it. Two months later I got what my doctor said was herpes. I didn' think it looked like the typical herpes I saw in pictures. She did a blood test and it came back negative. she wants to do another test in a month. I am scared to death. I had my mind wrapped around the fact I had it, am told I don't but have to do it over to make sure. I'm freaking out. Is this normal? Is it often blood tests come back false negative?