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Re: Jen1013
08/29/05 10:02 AM

RachelT

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I'm confused Michele... One of the books that I have suggests that there's an increase in the likelyhood of multiple fetuses as you age rather than a decrease...

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One factor influencing the conception of twins is your age. After the age of 35, the chances of conceiving identical twins rises. However, the chances of conceiving nonidentical twins rises until about the age of 35 and then drops off. This may be due to the fact that as you age you naturally produce more ovulating-stimulating hormones, which could trigger your ovaries to release more eggs each month.

The book also mentions that there's an increase in chances of conceiving twins with each subsequent pregnancy and larger, taller women are 25-30 percent more likely to have twins.

... I guess we're both correct. It just depends on whether you're talking about identical versus nonidentical.

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Michele, what did the doc say today about your eggs? -nt-
ChristineM
08/29/05 08:59 AM

Re: Thanks for asking!!
michele
08/29/05 09:27 AM

Re: Thanks for asking!!
ChristineM
08/29/05 10:30 AM

Re: Jen1013
michele
08/29/05 09:50 AM

Re: Jen1013
RachelT
08/29/05 10:02 AM

Re: Number of follies and multiples
michele
08/29/05 10:37 AM

Re: Rachel
michele
08/29/05 10:31 AM

nonidentical
ChristineM
08/29/05 10:29 AM

Eeeek! That's a lot of follies!
RachelT
08/29/05 09:42 AM

Re: Update, call from Re
michele
08/29/05 01:33 PM

good luck!
khyricat
08/30/05 05:28 AM

let us know what happens!
jen1013
08/29/05 04:58 PM

Re: Update, call from Re
Angela E.
08/29/05 02:31 PM

Re: Tuesday's update! Another appt today!
michele
08/30/05 07:58 AM

Re: Tuesday's update! Another appt today!
Yoda (formerly Hans)
08/30/05 02:52 PM

GOOD LUCK
heather7476
08/30/05 12:53 PM

Re: Tuesday afternoon update!
michele
08/30/05 02:05 PM

Re: Oh Michelle! Hang in there and good luck -nt-
LittleLisa
08/30/05 07:02 PM

Re: Tuesday afternoon update!
Angela E.
08/30/05 06:46 PM

Good luck., Michele!!!!! -nt---
BL
08/30/05 10:18 AM

Oooh!
ChristineM
08/30/05 08:21 AM

Re: Tuesday's update! Another appt today!
RachelT
08/30/05 08:01 AM

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