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.