Oral health & fertility
~2 extra months to conceiveWhen you're longing to grow your family, you weigh every variable — and most feel out of your hands. Gum health is the rare one you can change. The same quiet inflammation that troubles unhealthy gums appears to ripple into the systems that govern conception, in both partners. In one study of thousands of women, those with gum disease waited about two extra months to conceive — and two months is a long time when you're hoping. The encouraging truth: this is treatable, and you can do it together.
