I have never had any symptoms, nor did the woman I was married to for over 30 years. Prior to the marriage I had several lengthy monogamous relationships with various women, none of whom ever had any hint of HSV2 despite lots of unprotected sex. I suppose it is possible that I was exposed to the virus in college and that I am just asymptomatic? But if it is true that infected asymptomatic persons can shed the virus why did none of the women I had unprotected sex with over the years ever develop HSV2? How can I determine if I shed the virus? Is there some private testing service where I get 30 or 60 swabs and use one a day and send them all off for testing?

The first thing you need to do is to obtain a herpes western blot as a confirmatory test for your low positive IgG index value.  The CDC recommends confirmatory testing for anyone who tests between 1.1 and 3.5, and that's you!  Overall, there is a 50% chance if you test in this range that this is a false positive.  Without any symptoms, you could be infected but there is a good chance you are not.  You can work with your own doc on this OR I can help you at westovereheightsc.com.  There is a video conference button on the home page that will take you to an appointment where we can set up the appointment.

Terri