What does my HSV report suggest?

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Welcome to icliniq.com. IgM negative and IgG positive indicates that you have immunity against HSV (herpes simplex infection) and you do not have any active infection. You can get married without any tension. All the best.

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Welcome back to icliniq.com. Whenever an infection occurs first antibody to develop is IgM, which suggest acute infection. During the period of time, theseIgM gets converted to IgG antibodies and it suggests that the infection is chronic. Your body is well protected against that virus, in your case herpes. Everyone has these responses and if anyone has both IgM and IgG negative, then that means they are prone to get infected very easily. Your STD - sexually transmitted disease profile is absolutely fine. There is nothing to worry about.

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Welcome back to icliniq.com. Yes, absolutely. You do not have herpes. Do not worry at all.

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Welcome back to icliniq.com. IgG positivity implies that you have had herpes infection in the past and not recently as IgM is negative. Do you have a history of unprotected sexual exposure or a history of herpes in the genitals or face? Have you taken antiviral therapy when you had any episode of disease? It is like once you had it and you always have it. Transmission to partner can occur, but infection is very unlikely. Infection can occur if you have an active lesion or the immunity of your partner is very low. It is just like chicken pox we get in childhood and it recurs in old age with diabetes or other immunocompromised state it presents as herpes simplex. Asymptomatic viral shedding occurs mainly one year after primary herpes infection and more likely after the first three months of herpes genitalis. If you had herpes recently, then you should have taken oral antiviral therapy. There can be a recurrent episode if you had not taken any treatment at that time. If you had not taken any treatment, then suppressive therapy is available. If it is going to be a year after herpes infection, then at least for a year you should have protected sex. Fordyce's spots are not associated with sexually transmitted disease. There is no need of treatment for it. In nails, you have leukonychia (white nails). It is a defect in keratinization. There are two types acquired or congenital and there is no need of treatment for that too (attachment removed to protect patient identity). On the back, you have folliculitis. I suggest application topical Clindamycin solution daily and it will subside.