Not exact matches
According to a Long Island Medical Doctor known for his research on pregnant women and multiple births, women who consumed dairy products especially milk from hormone treated cows
have a five times
higher chance of conceiving
twins.
Likewise, tall women also
had a
higher chance of giving birth to
twins.
Other factors, such as maternal age, family history, or a
higher BMI may increase a woman's
chances of having twins.
But, if a father passes on the «
twin gene» to his daughter, then she may
have a
higher chance than normal
of having fraternal
twins.
A study done by looking at 158 pregnant women who underwent selective reduction from
higher order multiples to
twins showed that the mother
had a 10.6 %
chance of miscarriage.
This means that the more weight you
have, the
higher your
chances are
of conceiving
twins.
If you
have had twins before, then it means that you
have higher chances of conceiving
twins again.
Some research
has come up with a theory that a woman's
chances of conceiving
twins are very
high if she gets pregnant while she is breastfeeding.
Studies
have revealed that older mothers
have higher chances of having twins than their younger counterparts.
Bovine growth hormone is also known to stimulate the production
of insulinlike growth factor 1 (IGF1) by the liver; some studies
have shown that
high levels
of IGF1 in the bloodstream may heighten the risk
of prostate and breast cancers as well as a woman's
chance of conceiving
twins.