Is it possible to have two false negative blood test testing for hepatitis C?

5 years ago i was tested. it said i had Hep C. then they did further testing and said it was just a false positive and that i never was infected. now i was tested again and they are saying it came up positive again. is it possible for me of had it this whole time? is it likely to have two false positives? i havent gotten the results back from being tested again yet and i cant get it off my mind. also ive never had anal sex or injected drugs or had a blood transfusion so i dont know how i wouldve got it.Is it possible to have two false negative blood test testing for hepatitis C?
Be glad they are false, but stay on top of it, that stuffs scary,my brother 36 was a druggie and ended up with all 3 and it killed him because it went left untreated, if you doubt the results test again. good luck to you, I wish you wellIs it possible to have two false negative blood test testing for hepatitis C?
If you test for Hep C using this blood test, HCV anti, then it's not quite conclusive.





Ask your doc to run a more confirmative test - HCV RNA by PCR quantitative.





This result is confirmative as to whether you have HepC or not.





When the lab test for HepC, most use a test kit. That's why you get 2 possible false positive result. In general population, some of us have a very small amount of HepC in our body. As long less than 40copies is consider negative and non infectious.





Please note this theory is new in medical field, in this 1-2 yrs only and it's controversial also.
It might be helpful to fish out some of the books by Gigerenza who is a critical statistician. The simple answer is yes it is possible for someone from a low risk group to have two false positives and that is why the authorities are not concerned. It's not a good idea for people from low risk groups to be tested for very rare diseases for this reason, the test is designed to be sensitive enough to catch sufferers from high risk groups. If you tested the entire population there would be far too many false positives for the test to have any value. Best thing is to talk to the nurse/doctor who arranged the test, find out why you had the test done, if it is because you are working in that field but it's not all that helpful if you are from a low risk group, but they should not have arranged the test without pre and post counselling and they should have someone who can explain the statistical anomaly that has occurred. Gigerenza can explain the mathematics in a more simple manner, but unfortunately it's more the case of I could follow the logic from his detailed examples but no wonder many scientists don't always understand it, as Barbie put it maths is hard let's go shopping. Sorry it is serious go back to the team and talk to them why you are safe or not safe and let them do their job. But they should be giving you a definitive answer and should have explained things better to you. So yes it is possible to have two false positives especially if you are in a low risk group ie that you dont' live in the same home with someone with HepC you don't work with high risk groups and if you do that you have followed standard precautions.