STUDY OF AUDITORY REACTION TIME DURING FOLLICULAR AND LUTEAL PHASE OF MENSTRUAL CYCLE

Background: Reaction time is an indirect index of evaluating the processing speed of central nervous system and a simple mean of determining the sensory-motor performance. Female sex hormones not only affect the female reproductive organs but also central nervous system. Present study was aim to determine whether follicular and luteal phase affect the auditory reaction time. Method: The study was conducted on 50 healthy adult female with regular menstrual cycle, between the age group of 26-40 years. Simple and Choice Auditory reaction time were measured during follicular and luteal phases. The result was statistically analysed by graph Pad Instat Statistical software (demo version). P