Diagnostic Tool - For Women
Please choose from the statements below that most match how you feel.
Are you bothered by your level of desire?
You may have hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) if:
- You have low desire
- You have no desire but you are willing to have sex when it is initiated by your partner
- You do not feel excitement during sexual activity
- You feel emotionally disconnected from your partner
You May have sexual aversion disorder if:
- You have no desire, and are aversive to having sex.
You may have a disparate libido if:
- You have more desire than your partner causing relationship issues
- You have less desire than your partner causing relationship issues
You may have a sexual addiction if:
- You desire sex all the time
- You watch pornography all the time
Are you bothered by your arousal capability?
You may have female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) if:
- You have lack of arousal (pulsing, tingling, throbbing of genitals)
- It takes too much time for you to get aroused
- It is very difficult for you to get aroused
- You have lack of lubrication/dry vagina during sexual stimulation
- You do not have enough lubrication during sexual activity
You may have persistent genital arousal disorder (PGAD) if:
- You have persistent or recurrent arousal in your genitals without any sexual stimulation
Are you bothered by your ability to have an orgasm?
You may have female orgasmic disorder (FOD) if:
- Your orgasms are weak or muted
- It takes too much time for you to reach orgasm
- You cannot get an orgasm during clitoral stimulation
- You cannot get an orgasm during internal stimulation
- You can achieve an orgasm on own, but not with your partner
- You can achieve an orgasm with fantasies only
- You can no longer achieve more than one orgasm but you could in the past
- You often get a migraine during orgasm
You may have pleasure dissociative orgasmic disorder (PDOD) or orgasmic anhedonia if:
- You orgasm without any pleasure
- You orgasm with muted pleasure
Do you experience pain in your genital region?
You may have dyspareunia if:
- You feel pain or discomfort during sexual activity
- You have clitoral pain during sexual activity
- You have pain at the entrance of your vagina during sexual activity
- You have pain in the vagina during sexual activity
- You have pain deep in the vagina during thrusting
- You feel pain when anything enters your vagina
- You experience genital pain when you wear clothing
You may have endometriosis if:
- You have pain deep in the vagina during deep thrusting
- You have abdominal pain associated with ovulation
You may have pudendal nerve entrapment if:
- You feel pain or discomfort during sexual activity
- You have clitoral pain during sexual activity
- You have pain at the entrance of your vagina during sexual activity
- You have pain in the vagina during sexual activity
- You have pain deep in the vagina during thrusting
- You feel pain when anything enters your vagina
- You experience genital pain when you wear clothing
You may have vestibulodynia/vulvar vestibulitis syndrome (VVS) if:
- You feel pain or discomfort during sexual activity
- You have clitoral pain during sexual activity
- You have pain at the entrance of your vagina during sexual activity
- You feel pain when anything enters your vagina
You experience genital pain when you wear clothing
You may have pelvic floor dysfunction if:
- You feel pain or discomfort during sexual activity
- You have pain at the entrance of your vagina during sexual activity
- You have pain in the vagina during sexual activity
- You have pain deep in the vagina during thrusting
- You feel pain when anything enters your vagina
- You experience genital pain when you wear clothing
You may have chronic yeast infection/candidiasis if:
- You feel pain or discomfort during sexual activity
- You have clitoral pain during sexual activity
- You have pain at the entrance of your vagina during sexual activity
- You feel pain when anything enters your vagina
- You experience genital pain when you wear clothing
You may have a dermatologic condition such as lichen sclerosis or lichen planus if:
- You feel pain or discomfort during sexual activity
- You have clitoral pain during sexual activity
- You have pain at the entrance of your vagina during sexual activity
- You have pain in the vagina during sexual activity
- You feel pain when anything enters your vagina
- You experience genital pain when you wear clothing
You may have desquamative inflammatory vaginitis (DIV) if:
- You feel pain or discomfort during sexual activity
- You have clitoral pain during sexual activity
- You have pain at the entrance of your vagina during sexual activity
- You feel pain when anything enters your vagina
- You experience genital pain when you wear clothing
Are you have issues with your sexual identity?
You may have gender identity disorder (GID) if:
- You feel like a man trapped in a woman’s body
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