Genital
herpes test have various types. You will need to
recognize each type of test to make sure that you are taking the right one. In
fact, it is better if you can ask for doctor to get the best suggestion.
Generally, there are 4 type of test that you may take as follow:
Antigen Test
This type of test is
worked by finding antigen from cells smeared through microscope slide. Antigen
itself will be commonly find on the surface of cell that infected by herpes
simplex virus.
Polymerase Chain
Reaction or PCR test
PCR test is the kind of
genital herpes test that is looking for genetic material or the HSV virus DNA.
You are even possible to differentiate whether you are infected with HSV 1 or
HSV 2. For this test, you will need to collect blood, body fluid or fluid from
the lesion.
Cell Culture Test
If you get the symptom
then you should take some test to make sure. Try to gather some sample from
your sore. The test that you should take is the specific virus culture. Be sure
that you take the test before the sores get healed. Active lesion is needed to
observe the virus specimen. Using the microscope, the grown and multiply
ability of the virus will be controlled. If you taking the test after the
lesion get healed then you may get false test result.
Antibody Test
Antibody test is also
well known as blood test. This type of test is usually taken when there is no
symptom clearly seen. Blood will be needed to take sample and find the
antibodies that usually makes by immune system to deal with herpes infection.
It is even worked well to detect whether you are having HSV 1 or HSV 2
infection. The minus point of this test is the long standard or time and its
price.
