You've been misinformed.  There are quite a few different types of herpes
blood tests out there.  The Herpes Specific Western Blot is the best, but
many doctors don't know about it so it might be difficult to get it run.
But, I managed to organize it myself and just had my doctor sign the
paperwork.

Anyway, the blood tests will tell you if you have type 1 or type 2, but they
won't tell you WHERE you have it.  So, if you've ever had a cold sore,
you'll test positive for type 1 (assuming that's what is causing the cold
sore).

ar

Hi,
there seems to be a new development in the field of Herpes testing
I was reading about it on http://www.medical-health-care-information.com/encyclopedia/h/Herpes-Tests.asp

which says 'Herpes testing is done to detect the presence of the
herpes simplex virus (HSV). An HSV infection can cause small, painful
blisterlike sores of the skin or the tissue lining (mucous membranes)
of the throat, nose, mouth, urethra, rectum, and vagina. A herpes
infection may cause only a single outbreak of sores, but in many cases
the person will have recurrent outbreaks.

HSV usually causes cold sores (also called fever blisters) on the
lips. If you may have genital herpes, avoid sexual contact until your
test results come back. Although genital herpes cannot be cured, you
can reduce the risk of spreading the disease.'.

I thought I would share this info with you. Maybe you would want to
read about it there.

Regards
Monica

On May 19, 11:54 pm, "acnicholls" <acnicho...@victoriahosting.com>
wrote:

There are lots of ways to test for herpes accurately without having an
outbreak.

Your first step is to find a doctor that knows what they are doing.

Here's my herpes testing page of information about herpes testing:
http://yoshi2me.com/genital-herpes.html

Hope this is helpful,

Angela