LILIYA Bachinskaya, 39, lives in Sacramento, California, with husband Anatoliy, 39, a truck driver, and their seven children.

head or chest. Stanford Medicine states online that there are two theories about the development of conjoined twins in the womb, however, what might cause either chain of events to occur is unknown.

Yet, despite being attached at the head and sharing part of their brain ... the Guinness World Record for the oldest-living conjoined twins, the pair also became the first same-sex conjoined ...

They commonly join at the head, torso, abdomen ... If this happens, their cells may start to interact, resulting in conjoined twins. According to this theory, a parasitic twin appears when ...

Born in 1961 as conjoined twins, Lori and George Schappell from ... This resulted in the twins spending their lives joined at the head but facing in opposite directions and even pursuing widely ...

Born conjoined at the head in 1961, the twins lived remarkable lives. George transitioned in 2007, and his revelation was met with Lori's support, showcasing the strength of family bonds.

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 ...

Conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensel first gained national attention when they appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 1996. Now the sisters have reached a major life milestone: Abby is married.

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 ...