Patients
Patients were divided into the two groups according the power analysis
and the calculation of the sample size of the study as; 400
premenopausal women who had been smoking for at least 5 years and
successfully cessated the smoking and 200 non-smoking women for a
control group. Demographics and clinical characteristics of all female
patients were recorded at the time of admission.
Patients who did not have sexual activity, had urological or
gynecological pelvic surgery, used psychiatric drugs, resumed smoking
during follow-up, and refused to complete any of the questionnaires were
excluded from the study.