By Guest Blogger, Becca Ozard.

While it may seem strange to link oral hygiene with your chances of conceiving and maintaining a healthy pregnancy, recent studies have concluded that bad oral hygiene can impacts a woman’s ability to both get pregnant and to carry a baby to full term without the risk of complications.

Just earlier this month, on July 5, 2011, researchers met at a reproduction conference in Sweden and they argued that oral health could have a major impact on a woman’s fertility. The scientists presented preliminary research that suggested that a woman’s chance of getting pregnant can depend on how well she takes care of her teeth and gums. Good oral hygiene can boost a woman’s chance of pregnancy. [Read more…] about Trying to Conceive? Good Oral Health Improves Your Chances