Okay short and sweet......
The reason for IgM testing being unreliable haven't been strong enough for me to rule out my positive IgM result for HSV2.....definitely with my recent intercourse before the testing....
I'm in the box that tested too soon and should "ignore" ny IgM because my IgG is negative and get retested....it sucks because I actually strongly believe I have HSV2 or 1 after being negative all 24 years AND being tested negative before this encounter! And then to get a positive IgM out of nowhere just doesn't make sense......
How? Anyone gone through this? Going through it? Let's clear it up
To add! If I do have either....as of now, I'm ASYMPTOMATIC...my luck, show no signs of herpes....crazy
Se você apenas pesquisar no Google sobre testes de IgM vs IgG para herpes, verá resultados legítimos suficientes dizendo para ignorar o IgM, incluindo o Centro de Controle de Doenças dos EUA (CDC), então fique feliz que seja esse o caso e que você não tenha sintomas, e simplesmente faça o teste de IgG aos 3 meses. Não há motivo para pensar que você tem algo com base em um teste não confiável que não é recomendado para herpes.
I definitely googled this out of my mind, read forum after forum, so many different answers about IgM on google...confusing...and it's not only the unreliable test, it's the history before the test that makes me assume it's reliable at this point...
Thanks for response
Se o CDC e os principais especialistas em HSV dizem para não usar o teste IgM porque ele não é útil e é pouco confiável, então essa deve ser sua resposta.
Maybe you can help me...since most people have mild symptoms, would these be symptoms of HSV 2:
throbbing/stabbing pain in the urethra
Everytime I sat down,very light heated/burn feel on shaft
Red area w/o bumps wherever I rub lightly
Itchy elbows,forearm, 4 red bumps popped up from itching and scabbed
From what I understand, the CDC says that the IgM test is unreliable, so I would disregard it, wait 4-6 weeks, then retest for the IgG.
Why do you believe that you have it?
Yeah that's the confusing part...I believe I have it because the risk I took and the IgM result, it just reads as something is there, therefore, I'm infected... I don't understand the concept of IgM meaning nothing...from the expert handsfield, he says the result being false, comes from the the physical test being faulty,having issues rather than cross reactivity...and my results are weird
O teste de IgM não é confiável, ponto final, então esqueça os resultados e faça o teste adequado de IgG aos 3+ meses. Não adianta tentar convencer a si mesmo de que tem herpes quando seus resultados do teste são de um teste não confiável e seus sintomas negligenciáveis (alguns nem mesmo relevantes para herpes genital, como caroços no braço).