Auditory-verbal memory function of women during the menstruation and ovulation periods
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Marziyeh Sajadian
,
Hamid Jalilvand
,
Ali Mohammadzadeh
,
Behdad Pourdad
,
Maryam Sajadian
,
Nasrin Gohari
,
Sayed Mehdi Tabatabaee
Abstract
Background and Aim: Auditory-verbal memory (AVM) is the ability to learn, retain, and recall syllables and words. Memory has a strong relationship with the nervous and endocrine systems in humans. Changes in estrogen levels occur naturally at short (menstrual period) and long (pregnancy, menopause, and maturity) periods. Changes in estrogen levels are likely to affect memory function. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of hormone fluctuations on the AVM of women.
Methods: This cross-sectional study with a pretest/posttest design was conducted on 25 women aged 40−49 years with normal hearing and normal menstrual cycles of 28 ± 4 days, who were selected using a convenience sampling method. They were evaluated using two Persian versions of Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT). This test was performed twice and at two different menstrual periods (2-5 and 14−16 days).
Results: A significant correlation was observed between the mean of total recall score, recall score after interference, and delayed recall score at two different periods (p < 0.01). The scores of women in three areas on days 14−16 of the menstrual cycle were higher than on days 2−5.
Conclusion: Women’s RAVLT scores on days 14−16 of the menstrual cycle are higher than on days 2−5, indicating the effect of hormonal fluctuations on their AVM function. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the changes in women’s AVM in different days of the menstrual cycle.
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4. Trahan DE, Quintana JW. Analysis of gender effects upon verbal and visual memory performance in adults. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 1990;5(4):325-34. doi: 10.1016/0887-6177(90)90012-E
5. Larrabee GJ, Trahan DE, Curtiss G, Levin HS. Normative data for the Verbal Selective Reminding Test. Neuropsychology. 1988;2(3-4):173-82. doi: 10.1037/h0091731
6. Schmidt M. Rey auditory verbal learning test: A handbook. Los Angeles, CA: Western Psychological Services; 1996.
7. Kimura D, Clarke PG. Women's advantage on verbal memory is not restricted to concrete words. Psychol Rep. 2002;91(3 Pt 2):1137-42. doi: 10.2466/pr0.2002.91.3f.1137
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11. Mihm M, Gangooly S, Muttukrishna S. The normal menstrual cycle in women. Anim Reprod Sci. 2011;124(3-4):229-36. doi: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2010.08.030
12. Islam F, Sparkes C, Roodenrys S, Astheimer L. Short-term changes in endogenous estrogen levels and consumption of soy isoflavones affect working and verbal memory in young adult females. Nutr Neurosci. 2008;11(6):251-62. doi: 10.1179/147683008X301612
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17. Rosenberg L, Park S. Verbal and spatial functions across the menstrual cycle in healthy young women. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2002;27(7):835-41. doi: 10.1016/s0306-4530(01)00083-x
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21. Protopopescu X, Butler T, Pan H, Root J, Altemus M, Polanecsky M, et al. Hippocampal structural changes across the menstrual cycle. Hippocampus. 2008;18(10):985-8. doi: 10.1002/hipo.20468
22. Dumas JA, Kutz AM, Naylor MR, Johnson JV, Newhouse PA. Increased memory load-related frontal activation after estradiol treatment in postmenopausal women. Horm Behav. 2010;58(5):929-35. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.09.003
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27. Shaywitz SE, Shaywitz BA, Pugh KR, Fulbright RK, Skudlarski P, Mencl WE, et al. Effect of estrogen on brain activation patterns in postmenopausal women during working memory tasks. JAMA. 1999;281(13):1197-202. doi: 10.1001/jama.281.13.1197
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Sajadian M, Jalilvand H, Mohammadzadeh A, Pourdad B, Sajadian M, Gohari N, Tabatabaee SM. Auditory-verbal memory function of women during the menstruation and ovulation periods. Aud Vestib Res. 2021;30(4):294-299.
