Entries Tagged as 'Identical & Fraternal'

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Tutankhamen May Have Fathered Twins

Two fetuses found in the tomb of Tutankhamen may have been twins and were very likely to have been the children of the teenage Pharaoh, according to the anatomist who first studied the mummified remains of the young King in the 1960s.
Robert Connolly, who is working with the Egyptian authorities to analyse the [...]

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Twin FAQ: Most Siblings Born on the Same Day

There are only two verified examples of a mother producing two sets of twins with coincident birthdays. The first is that of Laura Shelley (USA), who gave birth to [...]

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

FAQ: The Oldest Twins Alive Today

Oldest Female Twins (Living)
Currently the oldest living female twins in the US (and perhaps the world) may be Estella Oksol and Luvella Olsen were born April 20 1900 and are now 101 years old. They were born in North Dakota and currently live together in Minnesota. The Clarke twins, Alice and Nellie, of England were [...]

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Fertility Treatment Risk or Ultimate Goal?

Trying for twins? Many couples, especially those going through IVF treatment, hope to get pregnant with twins, even asking their doctor to transfer more embryos than needed to increase the chances of a multiple pregnancy. Those taking fertility drugs may ask their doctors to increase the dosage, also wishing to get pregnant with twins.
I understand [...]

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Angelina’s and Brad’s Twins Have a Godfather

By Zoe Griffin, sundaymirror.co.uk 27/07/2008

Bono (Pic:mrpaparazzi.com)
It’s the Sweetest Thing for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s newborn twins.
Little Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline are only a few weeks old, but they’ve already shot straight to the top of the showbiz A-list by bagging a superstar godfather – U2’s Bono.
Some kids have all the luck!
After [...]