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title: Can high-speed imaging detect voice box changes before menstruation?
description: Yes. High-speed imaging shows swelling and changes in the voice box before menstruation, even when women do not notice voice problems.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/high-speed-digital-imaging-in-the-clinical-analysis-of-voice-change-as-a-2017/
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- Can high-speed imaging detect voice box changes before menstruation?

Study, 2017

# Can high-speed imaging detect voice box changes before menstruation?

Yes. High-speed imaging shows swelling and changes in the voice box before menstruation, even when women do not notice voice problems.

 Early or limited evidence

21 women aged 20 to 31 in Poland

## What they did

21 women aged 20 to 31 had their voice boxes examined using high-speed digital imaging during the follicular phase (early in the menstrual cycle) and again 2 to 3 days before menstruation.

## What they found

Before menstruation, 19% of women complained of hoarseness and voice tiredness. However, 81% reported no voice problems even though imaging showed swelling in the voice box. No women had voice problems in the follicular phase.

## What it means for you

Voice changes happen before menstruation even when women do not notice them, and imaging can detect these changes. This is a small study in one location, so findings may not apply widely. The study does not explain why these voice changes occur.

21

women

19%

complained of hoarseness

81%

reported no voice problems

## About the study

Original title [High-speed digital imaging in the clinical analysis of voice change as a parameter of premenstrual syndrome] Authors Kosztyła-Hojna B, Łobaczuk-Sitnik A, Zdrojkowski M et al. Journal Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego Year 2017 Study design Study Participants 21 What was tested None; imaging of voice box Read the paper [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29084193/](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29084193/)

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