conjoined twins

Content Overview Symptoms Cause Risk How twin are join Sex life of conjoined twin Overview Conjoined twins are two babies who are born physically connected to each other. Conjoined twins may share one or more internal organs. Many conjoined twins are not alive when born or die shortly after birth. Conjoined twins are identical twins joined in uterus. A very phenomenon, the ranged from 1 in 49,000 births to 1 in 186,000 births in a somewhat higher incidence in southwest Asia and Africa. Approximately half are one third die within 24 hours. Most live births are female, with a ratio 3.1. Symptoms There are no specific signs or symptoms that indicate a conjoined twin pregnancy. As with other twin pregnancies, the uterus may grow faster than with a single baby, there may be more fatigue and vomiting early in the pregnancy. Causes There are two theories about the development of conjoined twins. The first is that a single fertilized egg does not fully ...