Vocal parameters and voice-related quality of life in adult women with and without ovarian function.

Objectives: To identify the perceptual and acoustic parameters of voice in adult women with and without ovarian function and its impact on quality of life related to voice.

Methods: Cross-sectional and analytical study with 106 women divided into, two groups: G1, with ovarian function (n=43) and G2, without physiological ovarian function (n=63). The women were instructed to sustain the vowel "a" and the sounds of /s/ and /z/ in habitual pitch and loudness.