Not a baby name, but is it possible to have twins even if it’s not in your & your SO’s family?

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Identical twins are random. Fraternal are genetic.

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Yes, as the others have said, if they are identical (spontaneous occurrence) or if you are on fertility treatments it can happen. There’s also a small percentage of women who have fraternal twins without a known family history of it. I would like to add that it wouldn’t matter if your SO had twins in his family anyways. He would potentially pass down the gene to your children, but it wouldn’t increase your chances. Fraternal twins are genetic if they are on the mothers side, because it indicates a family history of hyperovulation.

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In addition to the above, which is correct. Taking fertility drugs increases odds of multiples because they can cause you to ovulate more than one egg each month.

Not a baby name, but is it possible to have twins even if it’s not in your & your SO’s family?

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