Clinical analysis of voice change as a parameter of premenstrual syndrome

Citation
Sw. Chae et al., Clinical analysis of voice change as a parameter of premenstrual syndrome, J VOICE, 15(2), 2001, pp. 278-283
Citations number
22
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Otolaryngology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF VOICE
ISSN journal
0892-1997 → ACNP
Volume
15
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
278 - 283
Database
ISI
SICI code
0892-1997(200106)15:2<278:CAOVCA>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
We have evaluated the relationship between voice change and premenstrual sy ndrome (PMS) by comparing acoustic measurements made during the follicular phase and the premenstrual phase. Twenty-eight women were followed for 2 mo nths for this study. Each participant was asked to produce an /a/ sound for 5 seconds at the midfollicular phase of the menstrual cycle and then 2-3 d ays before menstruation. Each voice sample was stored and analyzed by the D r. Speech Science program. The voice data collected from all subjects durin g the two phases were compared. After that, the subjects were divided into a PMS-positive and PMS-negative group according to the criteria cited in th e Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), the voice data from each group were compared separately between the two phases. Ther e was no significant difference in the acoustic parameters between the two phases in all subjects (N = 28), In the PMS-positive group (N = 16), jitter was significantly increased during the premenstrual phase compared to the follicular phase (p = 0.048), The patient's PMS score was not correlated wi th the severity of voice change. We conclude that the change of voice param eter was objectively identified in the PMS-positive group, therefore more c areful voice habituation is required during the premenstrual phase in that group.