Journal of the Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics (대한후두음성언어의학회지)

The Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics. (대한후두음성언어의학회)
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Change of Voice during Menstrual Cycle

월경 주기가 여성의 목소리에 미치는 영향

  • Lee, Ja-Hyun (Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Park, Eun-Hee (Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Chung, Sung-Min (Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Kim, Han-Su (Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University)
  • 이자현 (이화여자대학교 의학전문대학원 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 박은희 (이화여자대학교 의학전문대학원 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 정성민 (이화여자대학교 의학전문대학원 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 김한수 (이화여자대학교 의학전문대학원 이비인후과학교실)
  • Published : 2008.12.15
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Abstract

Baekgroud and Objectives: The study was purposed to evaluate the relationship between the voice change and the menstrual cycle by measuring the variation of subjective and objective parameters. Materials and Methods: Prospective study of 13 healthy women during 2 mentrual cycles. Their voices were recorded at follicular phase and then luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. We used both single vowel /a/ and sentences for evaluate acoustic parameters. Aerodynamic parameters were also evaluated. Voice handicap index (VHI), and the presence of premenstrual syndromes (PMS) were checked at each period. We used Wilcoxon's signed rank test to compare the parameters of two periods. Results: VHI were 5.1 at both periods (p=0.146) and 92.3% of women were diagnosable with PMS. There were no significant differences in acoustic parameters and aerodynamic parameters between the two periods. Conclusion: This study shows that not only the subjective but also the objective changes of the voice parameters did not exist during the menstrual cycle in women.

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