Hsv Exposure With A Hav2 Poss Female 5 Weeks Ago

Posted on Sat, 14 Mar 2020

Question: Hsv exposure with a hav2 poss female 5 weeks ago but tested 3 times and had an outbreak at 1 week my 3 test were at 2 weeks post IgG only at 3 weeks post igg IGM negative 4 weeks post IgG IGM neg

Answered by Dr. Shinas Hussain (33 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
The window period is 4 to 6 weeks.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
There is something called window period and during this period no common tests can detect the disease. For Herpes it is between 4 to 6 weeks and antibodies will not be detected during this period.
You can repeat the tests after two weeks for confirmation.
Hope I have answered your query.
Thanks

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