reply to post by Blanca Rose
Yup Im a twin as well and couldnt imagine being like this. I have seen instances where neither twin survives, or one survives or they both survive.
I have seen twins who shared a heart.
I believe these are siamese twins or conjoined twins. Its really interesting to read about but I may be a little more partial since I am a twin
Conjoined/Siamese twins are identical twins whose bodies are joined in utero. A rare phenomenon, the occurrence is estimated to range from 1 in
50,000 births to 1 in 200,000 births, with a somewhat higher incidence in Southwest Asia and Africa.[1] Approximately half are stillborn, and a
smaller fraction of pairs born alive have abnormalities incompatible with life. The overall survival rate for conjoined twins is approximately 25%.[2]
The condition is more frequently found among females, with a ratio of 3:1.[1]
Two contradicting theories exist to explain the origins of conjoined twins. The older and most generally accepted theory is fission, in which the
fertilized egg splits partially. The second theory is fusion, in which a fertilized egg completely separates, but stem cells (which search for similar
cells) find like-stem cells on the other twin and fuse the twins together.
siamese twins
Here are the most famous Siamese twins, Chang Bunker and Eng Bunker.
These two married sisters and had between the two of them like 20 kids. They settled down in north carolina where they eventually died on the same
day. They could have been separated with modern technology but back then they didnt have the means to perform such a procedure.
These two are where the term siamese twins come from. They were from Siam(Thailand) and they were twins so we get "siamese twins."
Chang and Eng Bunker
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