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Conjoined Twins

For sites devoted to conjoined twins, a phenomenon seen when identical twins split late after conception, resulting in the twins being attached to each other.

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Ratt's Phreeque Show   http://phreeque.tripod.com/
A collection of pictures and information on various conjoined twins, as well as parasitic twins, the history of conjoined twins in sideshows, as well as other sideshow anomalies.



Twinstuff.com: Conjoined Twins   http://www.twinstuff.com/conjoined.htm
An essay on the types of conjoined twins, as well as pictures of some famous sets.



Rotten.com: Siamese Twins   http://www.rotten.com/library/sideshow/siamese-twins/
Basic information and pictures of conjoined twins.



Herrin Twins   http://herrintwins.com/
Site dedicated to the recently separated Herrin twins, Kendra and Maliyah.



Horizon: Conjoined Twins   http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2000/conjoined_twins.shtml
Pictures and a transcript of an interview with the conjoined Schappell twins, and the Krivoshylapova twins.



CNN.com: Conjoined Twins and Parents of Conjoined Twins Share Experiences   http://www-cgi.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0210/04/lkl.00.html
Transcript of a Larry King Live show, with interviews from the parents of the Stark twins, the Schappell twins as well as a doctor assisting on a separation.



About.com: Conjoined Twins   http://multiples.about.com/parenting/multiples/cs/conjoinedtwins/
Links to informative sites on conjoined twins, also known as Siamese twins.



Separated at Birth   http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,393722,00.html
Interview with Charles and Charleu Tenorio, born in 1973 in north-east Brazil. They were separated at nine months of age. [The Guardian]



Joined: The World of Siamese Twins   http://www.channel4.com/health/microsites/H/health/magazine/conjoined/index.html
History of conjoined twins, separation issues, recent cases, photos and profiles of conjoined twins.



Conjoined Twins   http://zygote.swarthmore.edu/cleave4.html
Includes two presentations: "Types of Conjoined Twins," which outlines how conjoined twins are classified by the point at which they are joined; and "Social History of Conjoined Twins," an essay detailing the history of conjoined twins, with pictures and case studies.



Types of Conjoined Twins   http://zygote.swarthmore.edu/cleave4a.html
A breakdown of the types of conjoined twins, and what the types consist of.



Conjoined Twins - Separation Issues   http://www.globalchange.com/conjoinedtwins.htm
Information on what conjoined twins are, as well as the ethical and moral issues that arise when separation is considered.



eMedicine - Conjoined Twins   http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2936.htm
Article by Khalid Kamal, MD, FAAP.



The Buckles Family: Formerly Conjoined Twins   http://www.freewebs.com/bucklesfamily/
Story of formerly conjoined twins Jade and Erin Buckles and the Buckles family.



Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Conjoined Twins   http://conjoinedtwins.med.sa/
Information on conjoined twins that have been helped in the country.

Subcategories


Bijani, Laleh and Ladan For pages and information on the Iranian twins who died during separation in 2003.
Chats and Forums For email lists, message boards and discussion forums on conjoined twins.
Headley, Dao and Duan For websites about the Thai twins adopted in the US and separated in 1993.
Hensel, Abigail and Brittany For websites about Abby and Britty Hensel, dicephalus conjoined twins from the USA.
Ibrahim, Mohamed and Ahmed For websites and information on the craniopagus Egyptian twins separated in Texas.
Jodie and Mary Conjoined girls born in Manchester, UK, on August 8th, 2000. Mary did not have a functioning heart or lungs, and doctors estimated that Jodie's heart would fail within a few months from the strain of
Quiej Alvarez, Maria Teresa and Maria de Jesus Information on the Guatemalan twins separated at UCLA.
Schappell, Lori and Reba For websites and articles about craniopagus twins Lori and Reba Schappell of Pennsylvania.
Smith, Victoria and Brynleigh Information on these twins, joined at the chest and sharing a heart, who died from complications in 2004.
Turner, Iesha and Tiesha Separated in 1992 in Texas, these girls were joined at the stomach. They have appeared on the Maury Povich show. Submit any

Related categories


Bunker, Chang and Eng Information on Chang and Eng Bunker, the original "Siamese twins," 1811-1874.

Neigbour categories


Celebrities Celebrities that are twins, triplets.
Chats and Forums For chat rooms and message boards about multiple births.
Conventions For sites about multiples conventions and events.
Literature For any sites that contain twin stories, twin poetry or writing about twins, or writing by twins.
Parenting For pages devoted to the parenting and raising of multiple birth children. If your site has general info on twins that is of use to people who are NOT parents of twins,
Personal Pages For sites that are personal homepages of multiples and their families.
Research This category houses a collection of twin studies, from those seeking twins for study, to the results of some twin studies that have already been done. If you need twins for a study, or have done a
Twin Loss For websites focusing on the loss of multiples, whether it be by stillbirth, SIDS, accident. Sites


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