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 really personal and embarrassing questions. Know that having an accurate sexual history as well as a description of your symptoms is very important as your health care provider evaluates you. Be honest.
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Maybe your partner (or ex) has just told you he/she has herpes. Or maybe you’ve recently noticed sores on your mouth or genitals. In... Read more »
Wondering if you should be tested for herpes? Well, it's a controversial question, but here's a partial list of those who might be a... Read more »
To provide some clarification, since so many of you write to me asking about herpes testing, here's a run down of the current available... Read more »
I'm convinced my Herpes has a mind of its own. The nasty little guy always seems to know when I have an important deadline, get a new... Read more »
The preferred time to test isn’t before breakfast any more. Recent research based on studies of hundreds of people with type 2 diabetes... Read more »
SUNDAY, January 8 (HealthDay News) -- Revised rules that could make herpes virus tests cheaper and more widely available have been proposed by the... Read more »
On June 9, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first effective vaccine against Human Papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted infection that... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Herpes - genital; Herpes simplex - genital; Herpesvirus 2; HSV-2SymptomsMany people with HSV-2 infection never have sores, or they have very mild... Read more »
What is genital herpes? Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the herpes simplex viruses (HSV) type 1 and type 2. Most genital... Read more »
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- When caught early, patients have close to a 100 percent chance of surviving colon cancer. The only... Read more »
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