Do I Have PGAD Quiz

For anyone deciding whether unwanted genital arousal sensations and related experiences merit closer attention, this PGAD quiz provides a structured way to organize difficult-to-describe experiences. The Do I Have PGAD Quiz helps a respondent identify what to explain and decide what deserves discussion. It is intended for personal reflection when experiences feel unwanted, persistent, disruptive, or medically concerning.

What This Assessment Explores

It covers unwanted genital arousal or dysesthesia, including timing, duration, recurrence, triggers, relief, and effects. Items ask about pain, irritation, bleeding, numbness, weakness, medication changes, bladder or bowel symptoms, sleep, relationships, and activity.

Persistent genital arousal symptoms may have different contexts, so the result describes patterns rather than a cause. It is for people preparing to discuss recurring or distressing experiences.

These three scales describe the experience:

• Distress and Daily Impact (0-15) shows effects on sleep, attention, activities, and emotional wellbeing: No impact endorsed 0-0; Impact noted 1-2; Support warranted 3-15.
• Medical Context and Physical Warning Signs (0-15) captures medical context and warning signs: No context endorsed 0; Context noted 1-2; Prompt assessment indicated 3-15.
• Unwanted Sensation Pattern (0-15) shows whether the pattern is absent, noticed, or persistent: No pattern endorsed 0; Experience noted 1-2; Specialist discussion warranted 3-15.

Methodology and Scientific Basis

Each item has four ordered choices, moving from no experience or impact toward more frequent, persistent, disruptive, or urgent descriptions. Groups cover sensation pattern, duration, recurrence, triggers, relief, daily impact, and physical or medication context.

The questionnaire reports three separate scale results. These are reflective summaries, not validated severity, legal, or clinical cutoffs. A concerning response matters independently; a single red-flag response overrides the result and requires urgent care, while a prompt-assessment result calls for clinician contact. Prescribed medication should not be stopped abruptly without medical advice. Self-report means recall, current distress, interpretation of sensations, and willingness to disclose can affect the result.

The evidence base is conceptually consistent with Jackowich et al. (2018), which described symptoms and medical histories, and Jackowich and Pukall (2020), which examined prevalence patterns. Leiblum and Nathan (2001) supply an earlier clinical account; Goldstein et al. (2021) set out PGAD/GPD terminology and a care framework. This PGAD self-assessment is not presented as an adaptation of those works; its reflective result cannot establish a diagnosis and should be interpreted alongside the wider medical context.