A mother of twin boys was left speechless after learning she is a "super-ovulator" and has a new set of twins on the way. She was told she naturally releases two eggs every month.
Katy Walton, a 35-year-old mother from Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, shared to the Daily Mail that she gave birth to identical twins Noah and Bailey Rivington in 2010 even if they have no family history of twins. In September last year, a pregnancy scan revealed that she is pregnant again with natural twin boys from new husband Russ.
Walton was shocked when a twin specialist from Haddenham, Buckinghamshire told her that she could be a "super-ovulator." Super-ovulation normally refers to fertility treatment but the specialist explained it was likely that she naturally produces more than one egg every month.
"The first time around, I didn't think that having twins was even a possibility. I can't describe the shock of learning that there were two babies in there," Walton shared.
"When I got pregnant this time, people started joking that it might be twins again, which I obviously laughed off," she added. "Then when we found out it actually was twins, I didn't speak for about three days."
"The phenomenon normally refers to fertility treatment, but the fact that it has happened twice naturally suggests I'm a 'super-ovulator' producing two eggs every cycle," Walton explained. "There's no way of knowing whether or not it happens every time, because of course I'm not trying to get pregnant every single month, but he [the specialist] said it's likely that's the case."
In an article of the Mirror, Sarah Redshaw, managing editor of BabyCentre UK, said that Walton's pregnancy case is uncommon. "'Super-ovulators' are rare, although if you have had non-identical twins, you are more likely to subsequently have non-identical twins again."
"Women's chances of having non-identical twins increase with age, in particular if they are 35 or older," Redshaw added. "The levels of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) released during a woman's menstrual cycle increase as you age. When this hormonal surge occurs, there's a chance that you may release more than one egg, upping the odds of a multiple birth."
