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Originally Posted by sammyboyfor
Not according to this article. Show it to the good doctor and see what he says.
https://drjengunter.wordpress.com/20...ts-for-herpes/
1) There is only one reliable and commercially available type of blood test for herpes antibodies called a Type Specific IgG. This test can reliably distinguish between herpes 1 and herpes 2 antibodies. There are labs that will run tests that are not type specific, but these are essentially useless. It is unfortunately not illegal to offer a useless test and some providers just don’t know the difference and may just tick off the first box for “herpes” that they see. The University of Washington (the mecca of herpes research) also offers a Western Blot test for herpes antibodies. This is the gold standard, but only performed at the University of Washington. The American Social Health Association has a great guide to the brand names of the reliable tests. If it’s not one of these tests, don’t get it. You may have to ask your health provider to check, because they might not know.
2) Blood tests take 3-6 months to turn positive after exposure because it takes 3-6 months for your body to make IgG antibodies in response to an infection. |
I hope Dr Tan himself can clarify on this? I have seen numerous HIV approved clinic in Singapore and on their website, I called the clinic up and all claims that one month is a good enough indicator but your article provide information that is otherwise. So it's really confusing.