ScienceDaily.com reports that at the annual meeting of the
European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology Professor
Roger Hart stated the gum disease has as much a negative impact
on trying to conceive as obesity. As we’ve previously stated,
gum disease in pregnant women (or “pregnancy gingivitis”) can
result in a premature birth. Periodontal disease (gum disease)
has been linked with many types of illness: respiratory and
kidney disease, type 2 diabetes, heart disease. However, this
new report says that having gum disease prior to conception may
make trying to get pregnant that much more difficult. Professor
Hart is the Professor of Reproductive Medicine at the University
of Western Australia in Perth and Medical Director of Fertility
Specialists of Western Australia. He stated, “Until now, there
have been no published studies that investigate whether gum
disease can affect a woman’s chance of conceiving, so this is
the first report to suggest that gum disease might be one of
several factors that coul