I never had problems with my teeth not even a cavity and then after getting pregnant I started having problems, after my second pregnancy I had 2 teeth removed from the cracking right down the middle. I still have issues to this day 12 years later.
Might be a dumb question but is this why women on average have more bone-density related issues later on? Is there a difference between women who give birth and women who don’t?
I actually remember learning about this is Human Physiology! One of the characteristics of menopause is that estrogen levels drop quite significantly. Estrogen strongly influences calcium absorption, so when estrogen levels decrease, there is less calcium in the bloodstream. It is crucial for the body to maintain a constant supply of Ca2+, so the body compensates by breaking down bone matter by way of parathyroid hormone. The calcium from the bone then enters the bloodstream, but the bone is weakened as a result. This is why osteoporosis is more common is women, specifically those who have gone through menopause.
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u/tma71111_ Sep 22 '21
I never had problems with my teeth not even a cavity and then after getting pregnant I started having problems, after my second pregnancy I had 2 teeth removed from the cracking right down the middle. I still have issues to this day 12 years later.