Non-ident twins from a teen?

Question

Is it possible for a pregnant teenager, e.g 16++ to have a non identical twin? Or is it just possible in a more mature age? Not that I'm pregnant... asking on behalf.

Answer 1

non fraternal and fraternal twins can come regardless on how old a person is.

Answer 2

ok ... i think the SIMPLEST answer to this ... is read up on how twins and multiple births actually happen ... :D

cuts and pastes and leaves the source ... makes my own comment tho ... where things say MORE statistically to happen among ... does not MEAN it will never occur in other possible age groupings .. my personal answer to your inquiry .. is yes .. it is possible for a teen to carry "fraternal" twins .. specially if there is ovarian issues and multiple eggs are released into your system ...

the copy paste ...

"Twins can occur in two ways. In around a third of cases just one egg is fertilised but within days it splits, each half developing into an identical baby. In the remaining two-thirds, two eggs are released at the same time and both fertilised by separate sperm resulting in two non-identical babies.

Non-identical twins (also called fraternal, dizygotic, DZ or binovular) are no more alike than any other brothers or sisters. These twins are conceived at the same time or one following the other in a single menstrual cycle - so non-identical twins can even have different fathers. Non-identical twins share, on average, just half their genes, so they can look very like each other or totally different - most obvious when mixed race parents have white and black twins.

There is no single reason why this type of twinning occurs, but there are some associated factors:

Racial origin (twins are more common among Nigerians, less common among Japanese)
A family history on the mother’s side (the father’s contribution is less certain)
Age - women in their late 30s are statistically more likely to have twins

Whether you already have children - the likelihood of twins increases with the number of children already conceived
Identical twins (also called monozygotic, MZ or uniovular) occur when for no known reason the fertilised egg (zygote) splits during the first 14 days and each twin gets the same genetic make-up. This is usually simply a one-off event although recently it’s been noticed that slightly more identical twins have been born after the mother has had ovulation-inducing drugs - the treatment may make the egg’s outer layer more likely to split.

Conjoined (Siamese) twins are always identical and occur in extremely rare cases when the zygote divides after around 12-15 days."

Answer 3

Are you asking whether it's possible for a teenager to have fraternal twins? If so, it is. It's just a matter of having two eggs in the tube at once. It's often a genetic thing. Some women are predisposed to release multiple eggs when they ovulate. HOWEVER, older women (35+) are more likely to have fraternal twins, because as a women gets older her reproductive system is more likely to have little blips like that and set a couple eggs free at the same time. Black women are more likely, too.

Answer 4

Fraternal twins are from two eggs being released during ovulation and both getting fertilized. If twins run in the mother's side of the family, she has a higher chance of having twins. Also, having twins increases with age, example 40+ years old.

Answer 5

I wasn't sure so I looked it up...Fraternals are also more common in women of a "certain age," with twinning rates doubling in mothers over the age of 35.[citation needed] Of course, with the advent of technologies and techniques to assist women in getting pregnant, the rate of fraternals has increased markedly, most notably on New York City's Upper East Side. In 1995, there were 3,707 twin births in the city; in 2003, there were 4,153; and in 2004, there were 4,655. Triplet births have also risen, from 60 in 1995, to 299 in 2004. (New York Times 3/3/2006).

It's apparently possible, but definitely less likely

Answer 6

Twins, identical or not, have nothing to do with age, it's all about your body, and timing. Identical twins come from a split egg, whereas Fraternal twins come from two separate eggs. It can also be genetic, and fertility drugs can up the chances of multiple births as well.

Answer 7

regardless of the age of a person ther is a SMALL chance of having twins... i think the odds are 3%. nonfraternal twins are when two eggs are fertilized the same cycle. they can be the same sex, or one of each... and don't generally look alike in any way. fraternal twins are identical and are always the same sex. this happens when one fertilized egg splits in two. it is unknown as to HOW or WHY an egg splits, so this is even less common.

Answer 8

Yes, she can have a non-identical twin as her sister- that would just mean that herv and her sister are fraternal twins.
if what you're asking is whether a pregnant tennager can give birth to non-identical twins..why not?
it's possible!

Answer 9

Yes

Answer 10

yes it is possible for a teen to have not identical twins, depending upon how many guys she has sex with

Answer 11

You are more likely to have twins if it runs in your family. It has nothing to do with the mothers age.