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giveing birth to twins

is it possible for a women to give birth to twins when her family and her husbands family have no twins in there familys?
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I had a set of faternal twins with no history in my family.  There are other factors that can influence twining.  For example; a woman's age, height, and even locale.
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486867 tn?1307139011
I'm a fraternal twin and as fas as we know there are no other twins in my family.
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759046 tn?1235095796
hey thanks for that infor we have 2girls 7&8 timmy my son hes 1yr3months and now anthor nuts i sent you amessage not sure how this works just joined i do need advice my doesnt do the worrying i do!!!!! i"ll sead some pictures once i find out how i do that on this fourm and yes my typing aint great either sorry check out our profile with picture
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Yes, absolutely.  There are two ways that twins can happen.  2 sperm and 2 eggs (fraternal), or 1 egg divides in 2 (identical).  Typically when there is a history of twins in a family it is because the female is producing more then 1 egg in a cycle.  Also, with the increased use of fertility treatments, twins is more common.
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