Conjoined twinning has captured human interest since the time before Christ, with the evidence of depictions of conjoined individuals in old art. Throughout this time, conjoined twins have mainly been seen as oddities. This site is meant to give a better understanding of conjoined twins, so that we can hopefully come closer to socially accepting these individuals since they are really no different than other human beings. This site will go into detail of how general twins are formed, and then how conjoined twins are specifically formed. This site will explore the different types of conjoined twins and give a better insight through actual lives of conjoined twins.
It is important to keep in mind that conjoined twinning is still trying to be understood, and that it is basically theoretical embryology right now. Also, the twinning rates and statistics do vary in range.
By: Li Huang
Last updated: April 24, 2009