Numerous studies have shown that women 35 years and older are more likely to
conceive fraternal twins than their younger counterparts.
Not exact matches
While most multiple pregnancies
conceived with fertility treatments are
fraternal twins, the use of fertility treatment does increase your risk of having identical
twins.
Fraternal twins are
twins that are
conceived with two eggs and two separate sperm.
Therefore, the ovaries have to release two eggs at the same period in order for
fraternal twins to be
conceived.
In areas that experience long summer days, such as the northern parts of Japan and Finland, more
fraternal twins are
conceived in the month of July.