Effect of sex hormones on human voice physiology: from childhood to senescence

Hormones (Athens). 2021 May 28. doi: 10.1007/s42000-021-00298-y. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe aim of the present literature review is to describe the influence of sex hormones on the human voice in physiological conditions. As a secondary sexual organ, the larynx is affected by sex hormones and may change considerably over the lifespan. In the current review, sex hormone-related voice modifications occurring during childhood, puberty, the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and senescence are described. The roles of sex hormones (including gonadotropins, testosterone, estrogen, androstenedione, dehydroepiandrosterone, and dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate) underlying physiological voice changes are discussed, the main differences between males and females are explained and clinical implications are taken into account.PMID:34046877 | DOI:10.1007/s42000-021-00298-y
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