Answered by: Dr Nur Syuhada binti Zulkifli
Anonymous 19 monthsI am negative for HSV1 but value in my HSV IgG index range is 0.1 and not 0 like last year. Does it mean now the antibody went up? I have no symptoms but when I checked with my doctor, he said shift from 0 to 0.1 is strange and asked me to come back in 3 months for same test.
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For your information, 0.89 IV or less : Negative - No significant level of detectable HSV IgG antibody. Thus, based on your explaination above, with a negative value for HSV1 and levels of 0.1 for HSV IgG, it is within the normal range, does not show active signs on infection.
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