The impact of singing on estrogen and progesterone release among female

Abstract

Scientific studies have suggested that singing can have positive effect on people’s health. (NAFME, 2012). John Daniel Scott, has cited that people who sing are more likely to be happy because singing elevates the level of neurotransmitters which is associated with pleasure and wellbeing. Most studies on the biological effect of music has resolved around studies involving brain mapping and physiological parameters such as heart rate, blood pressure, through production of messengers such as hormones, cytokines and proteins, music elicit biological responses to stress, emotions and immune functions. Hormone certainly prove necessary for proper physiological growth and development. This study is therefore to know the influence of singing on female sex hormone release which has variety of effects on both sexual organs and diverse target tissues. This research study will be a cross sectional and controlled investigative study. Hormone will be assayed with ELIZA technique and its secretion will be determined by its concentration in the blood. The study will be carried out with a total of thirty female choral singers, grouped into three A, B, C, each group will comprise of ten subjects, using group C as control. Blood sample will collect from each group at pre and post ovulation phase of their menstrual cycle, before and after singing while the control group will not be involved in singing. The mean serum concentration in all group will be compared with group C which serve as control group.