Twins run in my family and I'm next in line. None of my previous relatives have had any problems. I was just curious to know what the odds are.
(And please don't be rude about this and try to tell me "I should still love them whether they are or not." I know that. I'm not that kind of person.)
2006-10-29 09:34:50 · 6 answers · asked by pulchritudinous 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
1 in 50,00
2006-10-29 09:37:51 · answer #1 · answered by CelebrateMeHome 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
When watching a news story recently on the conjoined twins born a few days ago here in Canada, I "think" I heard them say it's something like 1 in 2 million or something...actually, that might have just been for those conjoined at the head. I'm not entirely sure....but the odds are VERY, VERY slim, either way.
Twins run in my family too, but I have never thought about having a conjoined twin...that has nothing to do with it.
2006-10-29 17:38:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is an extremely rare form of identical twins that occurs perhaps in one out of every 75,000 to 100,000 births or 1 in 200 deliveries of identical twins, that of conjoined twins.
Conjoined twins originate from a single fertilized egg so they are always identical and same-sex twins. The developing embryo starts to split into identical twins within the first two weeks after conception but then stops before completion, leaving a partially separated egg which continues to mature into a conjoined fetus.
2006-10-29 17:56:27 · answer #3 · answered by Miriam Z 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Siamese twins" redirects here. For other senses of that term, see Siamese twins (disambiguation).
Conjoined twins are twins whose bodies are joined together at birth. This happens where the zygote of identical twins fails to completely separate. Conjoined twins occur in an estimated one in 200,000 births, with approximately half being stillborn. The overall survival rate for conjoined twins is between 5% and 25%. Conjoined twins are more likely to be female (70-75%).
Perhaps the most famous pair of conjoined twins were Chang and Eng Bunker (1811–1874), Chinese brothers born in Siam, now Thailand. They traveled with P.T. Barnum's circus for many years and were billed as the Siamese Twins; due to their notoriety and the rarity of the condition, today the term is frequently used as a synonym for conjoined twins. Chang and Eng were joined by a band of cartilage at the chest (xiphopagus). In modern times, they could have been separated easily.
2006-10-29 17:38:49 · answer #4 · answered by justmejimw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is very rare. I say about 1 in a million. I don't think you should be worried about that. Chances are if twins run in your family and they all came out healthy then you will have a couple of healthy twins too.
2006-10-29 17:39:23 · answer #5 · answered by chloerochelle102887 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question.....I was wondering the same thing when I saw a special on Discovery channel advertised......my husband and I are trying to conceive and I was thinking "what if".....
2006-10-29 19:56:21 · answer #6 · answered by bluez 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋