Dr. Katie Lee - The Importance Of Oral Microbiome For Fertility - Episode 140

Jan 28

Today, I sat down with Katie Lee - she is a dentist and an author (“Saved by the mouth”). The research supporting oral microbiome and fertility health is astounding. Countless patients who have been able to get pregnant after dealing with oral infections. Not to mention the association between oral care and complications during pregnancy and labor. You can’t have a healthy gut without a healthy mouth. And you can’t have a healthy uterus without a healthy gut. I hope you enjoy the conversion as much as I did.

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Key Insights

5:24 Oral microbiome's impact on fertility

16:51 Symptoms of oral infections

35:25 Unexplained infertility and surrogacy

49:21 Essential dental hygiene practices

Memorable Quotes

“What we know is that the bacteria in the mouth unfortunately doesn’t stay in the mouth. The mouth has the second largest microbiome in the body. And when our body is chronically inflamed, the tissues in the mouth start to break down, and the bacteria that are there can leak into the gums, get into the bloodstream. And one of the places they love to go, unfortunately, is the female and male reproductive tracts.”

“We have five surfaces to our teeth. We have top, the chewing surface, the cheek, tongue, and then in between. In between the teeth is where we have the papillas or the gum tissue. That is where the blood supply is. Your toothbrush does not clean in between the teeth. So if you are only brushing and not flossing, you’re cleaning three out of five surfaces and you’re missing the two most important.”

“The most critical to all of this is making sure that you’re using chemical free, non harsh, non toxic products. A lot of people are using the Colgate, the Crest, the Oral B, like all that stuff that’s full of chemicals. We know that the mouth is really absorbent. If you’re putting toothpaste in your mouth that’s full of chemicals, sure you’re spitting it out, but how much of that is absorbing into your system? Quite a bit.”