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Patients were divided into two groups as a pelvic floor training group and control group for 8\u2009weeks. Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Pelvic Pain Impact Questionnaire (PPIQ), Female Sexual Function Scale (FSFI), Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), Pelvic Floor Disability Index\u201020 (PFDI\u201020), and Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ\u20107) were used to evaluate the outcomes. All evaluations were performed at baseline and at the end of the 8th week.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>When the groups were compared before training, there was no significant difference (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&gt;\u2009.05). In post\u2010training comparisons, there were significant differences in VAS, PPIQ, FSFI, PFIQ\u20107, and PFDI\u201020 in the pelvic floor training group (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>values between .02 and .00), and in FSFI\u2010lubrication, PFIQ\u20107, and PFDI\u201020 (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>values between .00 and .03) in the control group. According to \u0394 values, the pelvic floor training group was found to be superior in terms of FSFI orgasm, pain, and lubrication scores (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.00) and all sub\u2010parameters of PFDI\u201020 (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.00).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Pelvic floor training has a positive effect on the sexual dysfunction and discomfort caused by pelvic symptoms in patients with pSS. 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