A study has proven that the taller you are, the more likely you are to have twins. Interestingly, this isn’t the first time something like this has been proven, there are many things that can improve your chances of having kids. If you’re of West African descent you’re more likely to conceive twins. So what gives? You have a higher chance of twins if you or your partner is a twin, but that sounds completely reasonable, It runs in your genes, so why does your stature have to do with it?

Well Dr. Gary Steinman has the answer. He conducted a study,measuring the heights of around 150 women, all who carried twins or triplets, finding them on average to be at least an inch taller then the average woman. This doesn’t explain much though, at least not until you get the full story, like you will with this direct quote “He conducted the recent study revealing the height connection to twin pregnancies. He says taller women have more insulin-like growth factor (IGF), a protein released from the liver in response to growth hormone. This protein causes the ovaries to be more likely to release more than one egg at a time.” (http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=14572)

Now the average height of women is 5 feet 4 inches (www.cdc.gov), but I wouldn’t get  discouraged or too excited if you’re over or under that height and hoping to get your own pair of children born within a day of each other, while being tall may increase your chances it presents no guarantee, nor does not having twins if your under 64 inches, it all depends on your circumstances and your body.

Works:

http://www.livescience.com/1019-tall-women-twins.html

http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=14572

http://www.whattoexpect.com/preconception/ask-heidi/twins.aspx