Monday, October 03, 2005
Older Women More Likely To Have Twins
Saw this over at Vilmar's blog. It's probably something that has been on the mind of the Mrs and I in anticipation of adding to the Haupertonian Horde ... perhaps adoption is in the works? What about triplets ... quints?
- It's no secret that as women get older, they have a harder time getting pregnant.
But medical experts say it may not be as well known that older women are more likely to have twins than younger women, reported WRC-TV in Washington, D.C.
With more and more women over the age of 35 getting pregnant, women shouldn't be surprised if they end up seeing more sets of twins.
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I cried! I panicked! And I had no idea I was going to have twins, I didn't know it was a possibility," Harvey said, with a laugh.
Twins don't run in Harvey's family, and she didn't use fertility drugs. But at the age of 38, she was a likely candidate for a twin birth. According to medical experts, women in their mid-30s are more likely to have fraternal twins than younger women.
Dr. Richard Beckerman, a obstetrician and gynecologist in Potomac, Md., said there's no clear reason why older women are more likely to have twins. But one theory is that women in their mid-30s produce more eggs, increasing their chances for twins.
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