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83rd Annual Meeting of the German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

16.05. - 20.05.2012, Mainz

Objetive assessment of balance during menstrual cycle

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  • corresponding author Desislava Skerleva - Ministry of Interior Medical Institute, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Stefan Stoyanov - Ministry of Interior Medical Institute, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Petar Kolev - Ministry of Interior Medical Institute, Sofia, Bulgaria

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie. 83. Jahresversammlung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie. Mainz, 16.-20.05.2012. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2012. Doc12hnod534

doi: 10.3205/12hnod534, urn:nbn:de:0183-12hnod5341

Published: April 4, 2012

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Introduction: Hormonal levels during the menstrual cycle affect labyrinthine fluid homeostasis, which may lead to balance and hearing fluctuations.

Aim: To assess the changes in balance during menstrual cycle.

Materials and methods: We did a prospective study on 20 healthy women with regular menstrual cycle, not using oral contraceptives. The subjects were tested 4 times during their menstrual cycle – early follicular, late follicular, early luteal and late luteal phase. At each visit they filled in a questionnaire and underwent VNG and posturography.

Results: We have found objective changes in equilibrium parameters in the different phases of menstrual cycle.

Conclusion: Our study suggests that further investigations should be done to clarify the influence of sex steroid hormones on the inner ear.