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Twin Pregnancies & Babies average weight Multiple pregnancies are on the rise in recent years with more and more twins and other types of multiples being born. The majority of the reason for this rise is the increased use of fertility drugs. There are a couple of ways that multiples are conceived: Multiple eggs are released or there is more than one ovulation. Both (or more) eggs are fertilized and you have fraternal twins. This can happen with or without fertility drugs. One egg is released but splits in two. Identical twins are made. This can happen with or without fertility drugs. In cases of IVF , there are usually 3 or more fertilized eggs put back into the uterus . The rationale is that not all of these will implant, though sometimes they do. How multiples are discovered ? Many people learn about their multiples at an early ultrasound. Although some critics say that before twelve weeks gestation there is still a high risk of Vanishing Twin Syn