I am 27. I heard if your over 25 your chances increase. Is this true. Do I have a high chance of having twins. I currently have a son who was conceived when I was 24 years old. What are my chances the next time around? My husbands grandfather was also a twin...does this help my chances any? Thanks for reading:)
2006-06-23 15:15:45 · 25 answers · asked by puffycloud79 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Absolutely.
2006-06-23 15:17:34 · answer #1 · answered by Oriental Delight 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're in luck! I can answer this correctly.
I am an RN and just so happen to be a person with a very long family history of fraternal twins.
It IS true that twins are born every other generation.
That has always happened in my family and others that I have talked to.
In medical school, this subject was addressed. Here it is.
It is possible. It has happened that a twin gives birth to twins but it is EXTREMLY rare.
The American Medical Association doesn't have the answer as to why that is. It doesn't qualify as an emergency need to know now problem.
It costs a fortune for them to study things, to find cures for serious and fatal conditions. There is NO WAY ANYBODY is going to just hand out billions of dollars to research something that is just out of curiosity.
We may never know why that is.
Interesting though, isn't it?
I Just read EmbeeWembee's answer. She's right. I forgot to mention that part about it being passed on by the mother's side.
It's true. My mother is a fraternal twin. My sister and I are not. I miscarried and they were twins.
ALL of the twins are from my mothers side and there are a lot. Every other generation.
It's wild.
2006-06-23 15:32:34 · answer #2 · answered by Molly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think its a crap shoot. fraternal twins are basically 2 kids that happen to be born at the same time. Two eggs that drop instead of one every month. I have about 3 sets of identical twins on my mom's side and I had fraternal twins. I looked up the why's of it because I had no idea how it happened and I have absolutely no statistical reason for having them. So totally cool though.
Your chances of having twins is higher if you are over 35 not 25 and also if you have a couple other kids first, too.
2006-06-23 15:22:43 · answer #3 · answered by snshnbtrflis 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you do have a higher chance of conceiving twins. Especially since you are a fraternal twin. Fraternal twins seem to be more of a genetic thing that is passed down.
But I think that you have a higher chance after 35, not 25.
2006-06-23 15:30:26 · answer #4 · answered by *Brooke28* 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PROBABLY - the tendency for fraternal twins is genetically passed from mother to daughter, and maternal age is also a factor for fraternal twins
Was the "twin" grandpa on his mum's side?? Maybe that fraternal twin gene could possibly hop around and pop up from his side?
There's a good chart at the site below that defines the differences between identicals, fraternals, and "polar body twins", which is a new one on me... that's when an egg splits off into two separate eggs BEFORE fertilization, and each of those is fertilized by a different sperm.. WHO KNEW??
see, I learned something too.. good deal
2006-06-23 15:30:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you see, you can get pregnancy drugs. They give you an over 70% chance of you getting pregnant with fraternal twins. But, if you want to be natural, I hear if you are over 25, then your chances increase by about 20%
2006-06-23 15:20:19 · answer #6 · answered by Jonas A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if the age of the mother has any bearing on the matter, but fraternal twins are the ones that are hereditary, not identical twins, so yes, your chances of having twins are very good!
2006-06-23 15:22:35 · answer #7 · answered by circe 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your grandfather was a twin, because the chances are better for twins when it runs on the maternal side. Most likely you'll be a grandmother to twins born from a daughter of yours.
2006-06-23 15:20:47 · answer #8 · answered by lost_irish_75 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok..I had my twins at 18 and I did a lot of reading on twins and heres some interesting things about your odds of having twins
You'll increase your odds of having twins/multiples if....
You (the mother) are over age 45. The chances of having twins increases with age; 17% of mothers over the age of 45 give birth to twins. Becoming a mother after age 50 boosts your odds considerably, to nearly 1 in 9!
You live in Massachusetts or Connecticut. A 1999 study found that rates in these states were at least 25% higher than the national rate in the United States.
You take fertility drugs or undergo other fertility treatments. No one can deny that the availability of fertility enhancements has increased the multiple birth rate, but no study seems to conclusively pinpoint the impact. Some estimate that the chances of having twins after fertility enhancing treatment is as high as 1 in 38. Others estimate that using the drug Clomid increases your chances to 1 in 5.
You, your mother, or her mother's mother is a fraternal twin. These women may carry a gene for hyperovulation, which means they release more than one egg during an ovulation cycle, increasing their ability to conceive fraternal twins. The chances may be high as 1 in 17 if the mother is a fraternal twin herself.
~~~this is scary to think about for me lol~~~
You've already had one set of fraternal twins. For mothers who have already had one set of fraternal twins, their chances of conceiving another set are four times greater than the average woman, or about 1 in 12!
You're Nigerian. This African country purportedly has the highest twinning rate in the world, estimated at 1 in 22. Some sources attribute it to their consumption of large quantities of YAMS. (It's worth a try if you really want to have multiples!)
You're overweight or tall. A 2005 study published by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology reported a significant increase in fraternal twin births to mothers who had a BMI of 30 or higher, or who were in the top 25th percentile for height.
~~~this too--im like 5'10 which is tall i guess~~~
IF you are wanting to have identical twins good luck...your odds are 1 in 285 regardless of race, heredity, age, and all other factors.
Hope this helped
2006-06-25 19:12:27 · answer #9 · answered by Maria*&*Maritza's Mom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, my doctor said that the chances are greater if the mother was a twin than if the father was a twin.
2006-06-23 15:19:43 · answer #10 · answered by Katie Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my cousin is an identical twin and on her third pregnancy she had a set of identical twin boys. So a twin having twins is possible but not sure on what would increase your chance at having twins would be.
2006-06-24 10:32:12 · answer #11 · answered by misticalrose986 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋