> Because of the odd combination of DNA picked up from the two sperm, doctors have been concerned that the twins might be vulnerable to cancer of the reproductive organs.
Why does 'different DNA' automatically assume cancer?
Why does 'different DNA' automatically assume cancer?
> During follow-up at 3 years of age, routine ovarian surveillance showed Twin 2 to have gonadal dysgenesis, and prophylactic oophorectomy was performed.
> Streak gonads are the defective development of the gonads in an embryo, with reproductive tissue replaced with functionless, fibrous tissue, termed streak gonads. [It is] a form of aplasia, resulting in hormonal failure that manifests as sexual infantism and infertility, with no initiation of puberty and secondary sex characteristics.