My HSV index value for type 1 is 0.70 and type 2 is 0.23. Do I want to repeat the test?

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For that above limited information as you have not mentioned your age and sex here which is very very important for any clinician and if the question is specific about some sexually transmitted disease, because pH of male and female genital organs are different, so all bacterial and viral flora growth can be different according to sex.

As you have told that you have had protected intercourse five months back, so it always decreases the chances of STDs (sexually transmitted disease) in any partner and you also mentioned that all reports of your related to STD are negative so I think no need to worry now as you have crossed the incubation period of almost all sexually transmitted diseases (five months is a big time).

For your query about the HSV index, I think it is negative (I could not comment on the specificity of IgG, however even if it is nonspecific no matters, cause your index values are negative). So do not worry, results are conclusive definitely (officially, index value greater than 1.1 is considered positive and index value below 0.9 indicates a negative result). If the IgG test is negative, and at least six months have passed from the time of possible infection, you do not have herpes. Number between 0.9 and 1.1 is equivocal. Antibody to HSV-2 may or may not be present. Do not worry. Eat healthy and stay healthy.