Thanks for all the comments. Its true that there are 2 main types of Herpes. Type I is generally cold sores on the mouth but can also be passed to the genitals, Type II is also called genital Herpes. The first test I got was a scraping of a genital lesion (it was almost healed at the time of the test) and I was very relieved when it came back negative. But then when the lesion came back in the very same spot the following month I did more research and found a blood test that was 98 % accurate for both types. It was positive for both types in my case and I've never had a cold sore on my mouth to my knowledge - so I may have both types genitally . I've done lots of research but haven't found anything on the test that gives more of a timeline for when you got infected with the virus. That would be helpful to me if its possible. Please give more info about that.