Just alittle reading

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P.s. this website says woman between the age of 36-39 have a chance of having twins

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Maybe you'll get that lucky

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i love how tossing your birth control out is on there..um yea if u wanna get pregnant that might be a good idea

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This is true! And, in Daughter, Debi's case, even more likely, because on my Dad's side of the family, there were 27 sets of twins, with his Mom's family having three sets!!! Mary

PS Great article!! Thanks!!! Sent to Debi.

Message edited 6/27/2011 7:04:12 PM.

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Found some other interesting reading on twins. Mary

From Dr. Karen Fitch, Stanford U.

"In other words, your genes can affect whether you have fraternal twins because genes are involved in the process. Identical twins are random and so genes don't have much influence at all.

The genes that cause a woman to have fraternal twins are unknown. One theory is that hormones are important. For example, the hormone FSH or follicle-stimulating hormone may be higher in mothers of twins.

FSH is necessary for egg growth and is a commonly used fertility drug. Mothers of fraternal twins tend to be taller, and have earlier and shorter menstrual cycles. These traits could also be due to higher hormone levels.

What else can affect whether you'll have fraternal twins? Ethnic background is one (although this is genetics as well). For example, a woman of African origin is twice as likely to have twins compared to a Caucasian friend. She is four times as likely as her Asian friend.

Other factors that can increase the chances of having a fraternal twin are:

Mother's age. A 35-year-old mother is four times more likely than a woman under the age of 20 to have twins. After age 35, however, the chance of having twins naturally decreases.

Nutrition. Women who eat poorly are less likely to have twins. Tall and overweight women, on the other hand, are more likely to have twins.

Previous births. Does't everyone know someone who only wanted two kids but ended up having twins for the second pregnancy? This is because the twin rate goes up after a previous birth.

Fertility drugs. Different treatments will vary, but on average, 20% of live births after fertility treatments are fraternal twins. (This is why women over the age 35 actually have a high chance of having twins; they are much more likely to use fertility drugs).

So, if you are a black, 35-year-old woman you are 16 times more likely to have a twin than a twenty-year-old Asian woman. And if the mom-to-be is a fraternal twin herself, then the chances go up by another 2.5 times to 40 times more likely! (Add in good nutrition and being tall and the chances go even higher.)"

For entire article:
http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/ugenetics/ask.php?id=86

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