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Menopause Alters Voice, Not Quality of Life

Postmenopausal women show lower vocal frequency and reduced perceived strain without changes to quality of life.

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  • Julia Cipriano, MS, CMPP

  • January 13, 2026

  • 3 min

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    Postmenopausal women showed lower vocal frequency and perceptually lower grades of voice quality compared to premenopausal women.

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    The study involved 50 postmenopausal women and 50 premenopausal controls, aged 45 to 60, without hormone therapy.

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    Voice assessments included objective measures and subjective evaluations using the GRBAS scale and VHI-10 questionnaire.

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    Postmenopausal women had significantly lower scores for fundamental frequency, grade, roughness, and strain.

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    Despite vocal changes, the study concluded that these alterations do not affect the quality of life for postmenopausal women.

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Menopause Alters Voice, Not Quality of Life

  • by Julia Cipriano, MS, CMPP

  • January 13, 2026

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