Is It Possible To Completely Cure Herpes If I Now Test Negative After Previously Testing Positive?

Posted on Tue, 19 May 2020

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Question : is it pasible for someone to 100%25 cure from herpes. I%E2%80%99m now testing negative in more that one test for the past three months after being diagnosed last year and at first my tests was coming back positive with 32.0 index and kept droping until became nigative. i never showed any symptoms or outbreaks.

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (-3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
In rare circumstances it is possible to get cured of herpes

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

It is very rarely possible to get a permanent cure of herpes.
In most of the individuals the tests remain positive for life.
Since you are experiencing gradual decrease in the titers of the test and finally it is negative, it is possible that the infection has cured completely and permanently.

Regards,
Dr. Asmeet

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (4 hours later)

Do you think doing many tests (1 every month) may effect the number of antibodies that I have or not?

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (18 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Frequency of tests doesn’t have an affect on the number of antibodies

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

The frequency of tests doesn’t have an affect on the amount of antibodies present in the blood. The levels of antibodies are decreasing with time.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad