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The IVF Twin Boom – Is This the End?
Advancement in IVF methods is causing a downturn in the US twin boom. The rate of twin births in the US has exploded since the 1980s, likely due to mothers having babies later, and the development of infertility treatments. Now, with fewer parents and doctors opting for multiple embryo transfer, the number of IVF multiple…
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When You Don’t Know if You’re Expecting Identical or Fraternal Twins
Medical tech can tell us all a lot about our unborn babies, yet some expectant parents don’t know if they are expecting identical or fraternal twins. Why?
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Dominance and Submissiveness in Twins: The Pecking Order
Despite looking particularly identical recently, the Twins are becoming wildly different in personality. As they grow, the difference between them becomes more apparent; and it feels inevitable that one emerges at the top of the pecking order. It seems only natural, as part of the animal kingdom, that there be one dominant twin and one…
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Why My Daughter Is Going to Science Camp This Summer
It feels like my daughter spends a lot of time at school… that will soon become very apparent when she’s under my feet for ten weeks. Yes, the summer break is upon us, and I’ve been sitting down to consider how on Earth I’m going to keep her occupied. The first couple of summer breaks…
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Can Twins Feel Each Other’s Pain?
It’s been a while since I posted about telepathic twins and other freaky twin stuff, and it’s time to return to the world of the weird and wonderful. Unfortunately the trigger for this research is an unhappy event… my poor little boy has been in a cast past the elbow these past two weeks, and I’m not…
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Identical Twins: Why Does the Fertilized Egg Split?
Identical twins form when a single zygote (fertilized egg) splits into two, creating a natural clone. There is no sure answer as to why monozygotic twinning occurs, but there are a number of scientific theories. What causes identical twins? Why does the fertilized egg split? Like all wonderful outstanding questions, there are plenty of scientists…
