[Dr. Pacik]

Pain with sitting may be due to other problems such as vulvodynia. A “Q-tip test” is done to help diagnose vulvodynia. However women with severe vaginismus have so much fear and anxiety having this simple test that it is common to have a false positive test. More can be read by linking to http://www.vaginismusmd.com/is-it-vulvodynia-or-vaginismus/