I was recently diagnosed with hsv2. My issue is that my range was only a 1.8. A positive is said to be anything higher than a 1.1, however I have read studies that say a range between 1.1-3.5 tends to have false positives. The only way to test this for certain is a western blot test. I don't know what to do. I have never had any symptoms and never even thought I had hsv. I have had unprotected sex with multiple partners but none were showing symptoms either. I know you can infect without symptoms. Should I redo a blood test in a couple of months or just accept that I have hsv even with the fact that low positives are commonly false positives?
i would not worry unless you ever have what seems to be an outbreak. 80% of the population has some form of HSV. It would be responsible of you to let any future partners know “you might” carry the virus. even the CDC does not recommend regular testing for hsv.