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    • Speech-Language Pathology
    • Psycholinguistics
    • Women's Health

    Background:

    • The menstrual cycle involves significant hormonal and emotional fluctuations.
    • Previous research suggests speech disfluencies may be influenced by psychological states.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate if speech disfluency characteristics change with biological and emotional shifts during the menstrual cycle.
    • To compare disfluency patterns in non-stuttering women at ovulation versus premenstruation.

    Main Methods:

    • Collected four extemporaneous speech samples from 12 women across two menstrual cycles.
    • Samples were timed at ovulation (high self-esteem) and premenstruation (high anxiety).

    Main Results:

    • Mean total speech disfluency frequency was significantly higher during premenstruation than at ovulation.
    • Revision-incomplete phrase was the primary disfluency type contributing to this difference.

    Conclusions:

    • Speech disfluencies in non-stuttering women vary across the menstrual cycle, increasing during premenstruation.
    • These findings suggest a link between hormonal/emotional changes and speech fluency, similar to patterns seen in stutterers.