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So I recently went to the doctor for a yeast infection and while I was there I decided to take an STD test, including for herpes. The results given to me by my doctor was positive for type 2 (negative for type 1) until I asked to see the index number--which was .97 (the "gray zone"). I requested to take the same test in 2 months (IGg)

Could the yeast infection have affected my numbers? giving me a false "positive"

why isn't 0.97 technically negative?

Also would it be pointless to take the same test? Should I invest in the westernblot instead?

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Since the blood test measures antibodies your body makes in response to the virus, I highly doubt a yeast infection would skew the results. The way this test is done, virtually no one gets a zero. Your number falls into a gray zone, so to speak. So retesting in a couple of months with another IgG is a great idea.

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Hmmm. I don't know. Sometimes I feel like I've read so much information and can barely hold all of it in my brain! If you're not having obvious symptoms, I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. Easy to say but hard to do--I know. You could just as easily be negative. And if it's positive in two months or two years, I'm here to tell you you'll be okay. {{hugs}}

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