# Interpreting Herpes Igg blood test results?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpreting-herpes-igg-blood-test-results/804468>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 14, 2017, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpreting-herpes-igg-blood-test-results/804468 "2017-12-14T02:25:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 14, 2017, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpreting-herpes-igg-blood-test-results/804468/1 "2017-12-14T02:25:35Z")

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Hi!

I’m not asking for medical advice on what actions to take, I just need to help interpreting my herpes test results. They gave me numerical values but didn’t say what they mean. This was a blood test by the way.

Herpes Simplex Virus 1 IgG Antibody  
Value: 13.20

Herpes Simplex Virus 2 IgG Antibody  
Value: 0.09

I’m interpreting this to mean that I have Herpes 1 and not 2. Is this correct? From what I’ve read online, it has to be over 1.9 in order to be considered positive. I was hoping there would be a doctor online tonight to reassure me.