Pelvic Floor Shear-Wave Elastography in Healthy and Pudendal Neuralgia Women

This study will compare superficial pelvic floor shear-wave elastography between healthy women and women with pudendal neuralgia.

Inclusion Criteria (Pudendal Neuralgia Group) Diagnosis of Pudendal Neuralgia based on the Nantes diagnostic criteria (Labat et al., 2008), specifically: * Pain located in the anatomical territory of the pudendal nerve. * Pain worsened by sitting. * Pain that does not wake the patient at night. * No objective sensory loss on clinical examination. * Positive response to an anesthetic pudendal nerve block. * Duration of symptoms: Chronic pelvic pain persisting for more than 3 months. * Demographics: Women aged (≥18 years). * Voluntary participation: Ability to understand and sign informed consent. Inclusion Criteria (Healthy Controls) * Demographics: Women aged (≥18 years). * Asymptomatic status: No history or current symptoms of chronic pelvic pain or pelvic floor dysfunction (confirmed by clinical interview/screening). * Voluntary participation: Signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria (Both Groups) * Medical Comorbidities: Diagnosed psychiatric, neurological (other than PN), severe internal, orthopedic, or oncological diseases that could interfere with the study outcomes. * Recent Interventions: History of botulinum toxin therapy to the pelvic floor within the last 12 months. * Pelvic surgery within the last 12 months. * Data Integrity: Incomplete or incorrectly filled questionnaires. * General: Unwillingness to participate or inability to provide informed consent.