more twins being born in this century then last but why? Is there a reason for it?
2006-10-24 03:57:02 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
Because more and more people are using In Vitro Fertilization...which allows multiple eggs to be implanted in the uterus.
2006-10-24 03:58:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fertility drugs causes woman to have a high chance of having a multiple birth pregnancy. Since more women are taking these drugs now compared to a decade ago there are more twins, triplets, quads and so on.
2006-10-24 04:03:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's my theory: We have the technology today to help people who would normally NOT be able to conceive, actually conceive and have babies. This technology involves more than one fertilized egg at a time to increase the odds that at least one will implant successfully and become a viable pregnancy. Many times two eggs will become viable, and couples who have been trying very hard for a long time (and spending a LOT of money) are blessed with two (and sometimes...MORE...:). Therefore, the increase in multiple births.
2006-10-24 04:06:02 · answer #3 · answered by julesl68 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Because of fertility treatments
2. Because there are just more people in the world so you've got more chance of twins being born!
2006-10-24 05:29:05 · answer #4 · answered by nangari 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fertility drugs and other fertility treatments are to blame for most of the increase in multiple births. Also, many women are delaying motherhood until their thirty's and forty's and the older the mother the higher risk of twinning.
2006-10-24 04:00:23 · answer #5 · answered by vickyc76 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fertility Drugs..
2006-10-24 03:58:42 · answer #6 · answered by clclmom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not that they are having more twins...it's just that more twins are surviving. There is also much more media coverage now than a century ago and therefore you hear about more twins than you would have then.
2006-10-24 04:07:36 · answer #7 · answered by naughtykitty94 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People now a days use in-vitro to get pregnant, which is artificial insemination, and a lot of the time, more than one implanted egg survive. (They put like 5 in you, but most die, sometimes all... sometimes 2 or 3 survive). Hope this helps you.
2006-10-24 03:59:21 · answer #8 · answered by Danielle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably because more people use fertility drugs and other treatments to get pregnant, which then increases their chances at a multiple birth.
2006-10-24 03:59:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fertility drugs and advances in medical technology.
2006-10-24 04:05:18 · answer #10 · answered by Royalhinney 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋