Losing my mind here. I (56F) am one of the MOST demanding people when it comes to INSISTING (potential) new sex partners get tested, and yet here I am. 

Got tested with an ex-partner 4 years ago. Came back HSV 1 (oral) positive/HSV 2 negative. No sores. Relationship lasted 5 months, got my HSV 1/2 test one week before we broke up (in Sept 2021), and negative for both (whew)! Then a three year dry spell for me. 

Get new/current sex partner November 2024. We get tested for the "big five" but not HSV (they don't test w/o symptoms). I see a pimple-type thing on his inner thigh that TWO doctors call an "ingrown hair" (under a mag glass; I see the hair in it). They tell us it's not HSV and there's “nothing to swab”. 

Fast forward August 2025. Sadly I get suspicious my partner (48M) has "strayed" so I insist on new STD tests, full panel. He has no visible sores (they examine him with a magnifying glass). His blood test comes back HSV2 "equivocal" at 0.97 (Quest Diagnostics, HSV 2, IGG, Type Specific AB). HSV 1 comes back negative (just on the nose at 0.90). I am FREAKING out. Doc says it's "probably" a false positive, suggests that I don't get tested, and to "go live my life." I can think of NOTHING else. 

QUESTION--Is there a chance he has HSV2 with this "equivocal" result with no (apparent) clinical symptoms? I am terrified he may have given me HSV2. (I really don’t think I gave it to him, and even so, would be HSV1, yes)? With his "equivocal" result and no symptoms, what are the chances he has HSV2?