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Twins 'R' Us - Introduction to Twins!

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  • We're kicking off a new series on all things twins! Welcome to Twin 'R' Us where we will introduce the following in this episode:
  • Prevalence & rate of occurrence of twins in general and the different types
  • The different types in twins in terms of zygosity
    • Identical – monozygotic
    • Fraternal – dizygotic
  • Rare fraternal twin occurrences:
    • Superfetation
    • Heteropaternal superfecundation
  • Factors that affect a women’s risk of twinning
    • Monozygotic – chance of nature
    • Dizygotic
      • Genetics
      • Diet
      • IVF
      • Ethnicity
  • Zygosity vs. Chorionicity and why the difference is important
  • Monochorionic vs. dichorionic and why chorionicity matters
    • How embryologic age affects chorionicity
  • Importance of ultrasound in twin pregnancies
    • Determining chorionicity:
      • ‘Lambda’ sign
      • ‘T’ sign
    • Dating t
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The NewsWombBy Kenneth Moise and Erin Moise