I have never had any signs and symptoms of herpes( I am very paranoid, and watch things closely). Moreover, I have always used protection when I have been sexually active( I understand that there can be skin to skin transmission but is not likely in most cases). Since I can remember going to an OBGYN ( I started at 11, didn't start being sexually active until 18), I thought I was having STD test performed but recently found out that you have to ask for the STD exam. I never did because I was never really "active" in such a way to make me think I may need to. Anyways recently, there was a virus going around with symptons of a Rhinovirus ( common Cold) and I seem to have contracted that virus. So I went to my primary care physician who prescribed to be an antibotic and two weeks later it was time for my OBGYN appointment where I asked for a STD test. Everything came back negative except HSV 2 IGG type Specific AB which the results indicated the index to be 2.71. I immediately thought, I should do a retest but was told by the nurse that these results are normally very accurate so a retest would not be necessary. I cried and Cried and Cried and then I realized, there is still a posibility especially since I know that I have never really had close skin to skin contact with anyone I was involved with sexually unless a condom was used. Even then, would I have some type of HSV I since I had performed oral sex with past partners? I also thought that it is possible for these IgG antibodies to be present because of recent contact with the virus mentioned above since I had been on antibodies? Would my vegetarian diet cause some of these issue? You know so many thoughts run through your mind but I was wondering what you Thought?




