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The first phase is thermic, which will heat up the vaginal wall up to 40\u00b0C for 10 minutes. The second step is contraction to stimulate an aerobic exercise of pelvic floor muscles for 20 minutes (pulsed contractile RF at 20-40 watts and 1000-300 kHz with a modulation of 1 to 300 Hz for muscle exercise). It was scheduled for one session per week for 3 sessions. Patients had follow-up visits before and 1, 6 and 12 months following the treatment for one-day voiding diary, Persian version of urinary incontinence QOL questionnaire (I-QOL), Q-tip test, 24 hours-pad test and daily incontinence episodes\u2019 number. Results: The patients\u2019 mean age, duration of incontinence and median vesical leak point pressure were 41.6\u00b19.6 years, 5.48\u00b16.84 years and 140 cm H2 O respectively. Significant changes were observed in the mean I-QOL total score and the pad test. 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