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Herpes: Tests
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Sensitivity refers to the likelihood the test is correctly diagnosing herpes. Specificity is the probability of correctly saying a patient does not have herpes. Speed and cost are ... taken into account.
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If you are pregnant, you may wish to know if you have herpes or not. This test is not usually included in pregnant screening - this is a topic to raise with your OB provider, if you wish. If you are starting a new relationship or coming out of an old one and would like to know which, if any STDs you bring to the table, so to speak, antibody testing for HSV is important to be comprehensive, and often isn't included in routine STD screens.
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Read this first: If you have not been diagnosed with herpes simplex, do not jump to conclusions. Herpes simplex can appear in various ways so the best way to be sure about what you have is to get a swab test done at a clinic of genito-urinary medicine (or Sexual Health Department) at your nearest general hospital or search here.
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Your health care provider can diagnose herpes by looking at the sores during a physical exam or by testing fluid taken from the sores. If you think you have herpes sores, see your health care provider right away.
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