What Does This STD Test Result Indicate?

Posted on Thu, 10 Mar 2016

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Question : How do I interpret this reading from an STD test: HSV 1 IgG Type Spec 30.70 high 0.00-0.90
Negative <0.91 Equivocal 0.91-1.09 positive >1.09

Answered by Dr. Ronald Schubert (49 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
IgG HSV 1

Detailed Answer:
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You recently had tests for HSV and your results show a high reading of IgG HSV-1 at 30.70. This means that you have had an infection of type 1 HSV sometime in your life, This is the more common HSV associated with clod sores and not the genital type 2 HSV.

In summary you are positive for type 1 HSV or the cold sore variety of herpes

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar