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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Herpes / January 2007Positive herpes blood test and shingles
Hello, My girldfriend called me recently very distressed. She had received a blood test and it showed positive for herpes, and she was upset because it could have only come from me. I assured her I have never had it, so that the test must be wrong. She called the doctor's surgery, and they advised her that if she has had shingles in the past, then this can cause a positive result for herpes. She has had shingles before, so this seems to explain it. But I've never heard of this before. Has anyone else experienced this? I am in the UK. Many thanks > My girldfriend called me recently very distressed. She had received a > blood > test and it showed positive for herpes, and she was upset because it could > have only come from me. That's not totally the case. Yes, it's possible that she may have contracted herpes from you BUT it's also possible that she could have contracted herpes from somebody before you. 90% of those that have genital herpes don't even know that they have it for lots of different reasons. Did she have a type specific antibody test? In other words did they tell her wich type of herpes she has? Was she positive for HSV-1 or HSV-2.? > I assured her I have never had it, so that the test must be wrong. Just because you don't "think" you have it doesn't mean that you don't have it. When was the last time you were tested? An absense of signs or symptoms doesn't always mean that there is no herpes. A clean std test doesn't mean that you were tested for it either. Since herpes is not part of the routine std testing process then chances are that you have never even been properly tested for herpes. > She called the doctor's surgery, and they advised her that if she has had > shingles in the past, then this can cause a positive result for herpes. > She > has had shingles before, so this seems to explain it. Ok, well herpes simplex and herpes zoster are two different things. Also, herpes zoster (aka: shingles) doesn't just come and go. > But I've never heard of this before. Has anyone else experienced this? I > am > in the UK. There is a really neat UK message board that I like to from my site: http://yoshi2me.com/link-exchange.html You might check that out. Lots of great people post there too. My advice to you would be to find out what your status is.. Angela  SignatureHappy New Year !! http://yoshi2me.com http://yoshi2me.com/phpbb/index.php http://herpes-help.blogspot.com Many thanks for your reply and your advice. > Many thanks for your reply and your advice. Not a problem. I'm glad I could help. Hang in there, Angela ;) SignatureHappy New Year !! http://yoshi2me.com http://yoshi2me.com/phpbb/index.php http://herpes-help.blogspot.com |
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