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Oh, Brother! Female Twins Less Likely to Have Kids

Blame exposure to testosterone

By Dustin Lushing, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 19, 2007 3:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – Female twins with twin brothers are less likely to marry and have kids than those with twin sisters, a new study shows, and those who do reproduce have fewer children. Elevated exposure to testosterone in utero appears to be the culprit, say British scientists who... Read full story »

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