Conjoined twins are always identical twins. When identical twins form in utero, one fertilized egg, called an embryo, splits into two separate individuals. The main theory for conjoined twins is ...

Doctors in Dallas, Texas, separated 2-year-old conjoined Egyptian twins during a grueling 34-hour operation that ended Sunday. "We've got to just take this a step at a time, and this has been a giant ...

Their remarkable journey began when Liliya discovered she was carrying conjoined twins at her 11-week scan. Doctors couldn’t say if separation would ever be possible. “Running from one ...

Conjoined fetuses are a rare type of identical twins that share a placenta and an amniotic sac, when the embryo divides at 13-15 days from conception. The incidence ranges from 1/50,000-1/100,000 ...

Twins Sydney and Lexi were conjoined at birth and separated seven months later in a risky surgery, but are now thriving at age 17 Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering ...

And that made them happy." Because of medical complications associated with conjoined twins, the sisters would probably have not lived a normal life span if they had remained conjoined ...

Ronnie and Donnie Galyon hope to become the world's oldest conjoined twins in October, when they turn 63 This weekend they are celebrating overtaking the age of their heroes, Thai twins Chang and ...

The former TLC reality star married Army vet Josh Bowling Emily Strohm is a Senior Editor at PEOPLE. She has been at PEOPLE for 11 years and has written nearly 40 cover stories for the magazine.

Formerly conjoined twin sisters turn 1, take first steps Family searching for car seat for conjoined twins Conjoined twin girls successfully separated. How doctors did it Formerly conjoined twins ...

PHILADELPHIA — Twin brothers who were born conjoined recently celebrated their first birthday after undergoing successful separation surgery. Amari and Javar Ruffin, whose family lives in ...