Long-term Acoustic Effects of Gender-Affirming Voice Training in Transgender Women

One role of a speech-language pathologist (SLP) is to help transgender clients in developing a healthy, gender-congruent communication. Transgender women frequently approach SLPs to train their voices to sound more feminine, however, long-term acoustic effects of the training needs to be rigorously examined in effectiveness studies. The aim of this study was to investigate the long-term effects (follow-up 1: 3months and follow-up 2: 1year after last session) of gender-affirming voice training for transgender women, in terms of acoustic parameters.

Source: Journal of Voice - May 4, 2024 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Clara Leyns, Anke Adriaansen, Julie Daelman, Liese Bostyn, Iris Meerschman, Guy T ’Sjoen, Evelien D’haeseleer Source Type: research