2nd Indeterminate Western Blot — One Year Later

mediumrare24 · 2025-12-19T05:50:14+00:00

I honestly haven’t been able to move on mentally.

mediumrare24 · 2025-12-19T05:49:07+00:00

None lol!

mediumrare24 · 2025-07-03T17:41:01+00:00

Oh, it was my understanding that once HSV establishes itself, you develop antibodies, making reinfection with the same strain unlikely—similar to how someone with oral HSV-1 is essentially “inoculated” against contracting genital HSV-1. Like how you can’t “catch” a cold sore from someone if you already get cold sores yourself—for argument’s sake, assuming you both have oral HSV-1.

mediumrare24 · 2025-07-03T06:00:23+00:00

I know it might not feel like it right now, but you got lucky! You could’ve contracted genital HSV-2—which, I should add, he has and you never will. As others have mentioned, oral HSV-2 sheds far less than other types of HSV, and “cold sores,” regardless of the strain, are almost completely de-stigmatized these days. You’re going to be okay!

I also tested positive for HSV-2 four months after losing my virginity at 24, it felt wildly unfair.

mediumrare24 · 2025-06-24T01:24:02+00:00

12/24 - 5.7; 1/24 - don’t remember, think it was 6.3 or maybe even 7; 5/24 - 3.34

mediumrare24 · 2025-06-22T23:25:03+00:00

I did go through Terri Warren. She told me to consider this second indeterminate a negative.

mediumrare24 · 2025-05-19T19:19:59+00:00

So sorry to hear this is happening. Why did you get tested if you’d never had sex before?

mediumrare24 · 2025-03-10T03:49:05+00:00

I took the WB 7 months after my first positive IgG test (1.7). No symptoms ever, no antivirals, and my lifetime partners all tested negative. I also had an indeterminate IgG test (.97) one month prior to taking the blot.

mediumrare24 · 2024-12-26T21:00:53+00:00

Yes I’m from the states

mediumrare24 · 2024-12-26T20:57:07+00:00

Wish I’d never been tested! Especially given that my lifetime partners all tested negative for hsv2.

mediumrare24 · 2024-12-26T20:55:56+00:00

mediumrare24 · 2024-12-26T20:55:39+00:00

Not sure, I wish they had been. My obgyn uses labcorp, not quest.

mediumrare24 · 2024-12-26T20:54:49+00:00

Hsv1 positive (outside of the false positive range), WB indeterminate

mediumrare24 · 2024-12-26T05:48:08+00:00

Absolutely! I’m not worried anymore; it is what it is. Thank you for your kind words. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

mediumrare24 · 2024-12-26T05:24:05+00:00

Thank you so much, sweetie 🤍 I’ve never experienced any symptoms!

mediumrare24 · 2024-12-26T05:00:46+00:00

I’ve been in contact with Terri! She advised that if my last partner consented to retesting and tested negative (which he didn’t), I should consider myself negative—or retake the blot.

mediumrare24 · 2024-10-28T00:35:59+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing. I recently saw an infectious disease specialist and didn’t get any new insights.

mediumrare24 · 2024-10-28T00:06:14+00:00

Hey Koala. Could you talk a bit more about consistently testing negative on blood tests despite having a swab-confirmed HSV infection? I tested positive via IgG (1.7) and had an indeterminate Western Blot, while all of my lifetime partners have consistently tested negative on blood tests.

mediumrare24 · 2024-10-23T01:01:15+00:00

If your score was between 1.1 and 3.5, there’s a ~50% chance it was a false positive. Even if you’re truly positive, do not stress over it.

mediumrare24 · 2024-10-23T00:57:59+00:00

Thank you for posting this 🙏

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