Is there a such thing as a Herpes Test? My doctor said that there isn't. My girlfriend who lives out of town said she had a Herpes test & she has Type 2. I wanted to go get tested in that case & my doctor of internal medicine is saying there is not any such test. My girlfriend said that she had the Western Blot Test and my doctor said it is an Aids test. Is that true and do they really not have a Herpes Test?
2007-10-31 02:23:17 · 8 answers · asked by J.J. 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
The Western Blot test isn't an AIDS test. The Western Blot test can determine if a person has HIV antibodies, but it can also be used as the definitive test for Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (commonly referred to as "mad cow disease"). Some forms of Lyme disease can also be tested by using the Western Blot test.
There ARE tests that can tell if a person has herpes though. The most preferred way and the most common way of diagnosing herpes is by a physical examination, but there are blood tests that can be done to determine if a person has herpes antibodies. They can sometimes be misleading though or inconclusive.
Check out the link below for more information about testing for herpes:
http://www.herpesdiagnosis.com/blood.html
2007-10-31 13:53:34 · answer #1 · answered by Alli 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-30 07:47:39 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-02 02:33:40 · answer #3 · answered by Magdalena 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The western blot can be used to check for herpes. They don't give herpes blood tests as routine but they are available. I was also told by my doctor they didn't exist (I live in the UK) but I contacted the UK-based Herpes Viruses Association who were able to get one done for my boyfriend. Ask your doctor to look again - it is possible.
And you don't have to have an outbreak - the most reliable test is a swab taken from an outbreak but you can get the blood test even if you have never had symptoms. hey just recommend that you wait until at least three months after exposure to the virus.
2007-10-31 08:15:29 · answer #4 · answered by mayflower25 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-06 12:24:15 · answer #5 · answered by chanda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a test, blood, i never had any symptoms but recently i found out i had hsv-2 by having blood drawn and it picked up the antibodies, according to a website, sorry can't remember it right now, the blood test is 97 - 100% accurate. it can't tell u when you were infected with the virus just that you have it, because herpes can lie dormant for years and you may never have symptoms
2007-10-31 05:57:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can get any and all STD tests done at a local health department as well as any general practitioner pyhsician. I would recommend that if you think that you have herpes that you have ALL the STD tests runs when you go. Good luck to you.
2016-04-11 04:57:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Western Blot is in fact an AIDS test - one of them. There is also the ELISA to check for AIDS. They do a Herpes culture test to check for Herpes. So tell your doctor a little nurse proved him wrong today. LOL
2007-10-31 02:26:15 · answer #8 · answered by Nurse Brandi 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
YES they do have a test for herpes. while there is an outbreak preasent go to a doctor and ask them to do a swab test (culture test). i suppose the western blot will tell as well, but my doctor told me that blood tests won't confirm anything.
2007-10-31 04:25:12 · answer #9 · answered by LINDSEY S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
From what I understand the test will only be conclusive if you are having an outbreak. BTW, 80% of all pple have herpies, and it's not a killer or anything. No cure either, but it's not that big of a deal.
2007-10-31 02:32:58 · answer #10 · answered by laurie aka petsrus6 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋