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Twenty-seven premenopausal women were enrolled between 2021 and 2022. Transabdominal SWE measured myometrial stiffness in various uterine segments. Additionally, tissue stiffness of the quadriceps femoris muscle and autochthonous back muscle was measured. Statistical analysis employed non-parametric tests, <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic> test, and a robust mixed linear model. Stiffness values of the uterus and the two investigated muscle types exhibited a similar spectrum: 6.38\u2009\u00b1\u20092.59\u00a0kPa (median 5.61\u00a0kPa; range 2.76\u201311.31\u00a0kPa) for the uterine myometrium, 7.22\u2009\u00b1\u20091.24\u00a0kPa (6.82\u00a0kPa; 5.11\u20139.39\u00a0kPa) for the quadriceps femoris musle, and 7.43\u2009\u00b1\u20092.73\u00a0kPa (7.41\u00a0kPa; 3.10\u201313.73\u00a0kPa) for the autochthonous back muscle. 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