Conjoined twins may share some body parts. So what will make them different from normal people if they have sex?
Sex in conjoined twins has always been a controversial issue. Should this be the case and will one be affected by the other’s sexual behavior?
Over hundreds of years, despite knowing this is a sensitive issue, scientists and medical experts have always tried to understand it, about the effects of conjoined twins on both sex lives. .
Daisy and Violet Hilton are a famous conjoined twins from Sussex, UK. They were born in 1908 and sold by their mother to another woman named Mary Hilton. The two sisters are attached to each other by the hips and buttocks, the rest of the body’s organs are separate.
After being sold by their mother, Daisy and Violet became Mary Hilton’s money-making tools and performed everywhere. It was not until 1931 that they were completely free.
Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton.
Later, the two sisters were married to two different men. Violet married actor James Moore – a gay man. Their marriage lasted 10 years and then ended, Violet said it was her wrong decision. And Daisy is married to a dancer named Harold Estep but he is also gay, their marriage lasted only ten days.
Daisy and Violet Hilton did not have any children and later, the conjoined twins died after being abandoned by their manager in a North Carolina town.
Because of the attachment of many body parts, and married gay men, many people believe that Daisy and Violet Hilton really did not have a sex life and when they died, they were most likely still virgins.
Rosa and Josepha Blazekăp were born in Skrejšov province, Bohemia (now Czech Republic) on January 20, 1878. Unlike normal conjoined twins, the two share tissues and cartilage in both the ribcage and vertebrae, making the separation of Rosa and Josepha Blazekăp difficult.
Sisters Rosa and Josepha, although stuck together, have physical differences. Rosa’s physique is also better and Josepha is slightly more deformed than her older sister. Josepha’s left leg is significantly shorter than her right.
Sisters Rosa and Josepha, although stuck together, have physical differences.
While Rosa tends to want love, Josepha strongly opposes and declares that she does not approve of Rosa’s behavior. In 1909, Rosa said she was pregnant and this caused a fever in the public because at that time both were very famous. The career of the twins also collapsed because of that.
Although the twins have separate genitalia, they still share the same sensation in the genital area and of course still have to experience physical intimacy together. Some suggested that the sisters had sex together, others said Rosa was the sex enthusiast and Josepha was an unwilling victim for her sister’s behavior. Many people also assert that it was Rosa who drugged her sister to facilitate her immoral behavior.
Conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker were born on May 11, 1811 in Samutsongkram province, Siam (now Thailand). Their father is a fisherman of Thai and Chinese blood, while their mother, Nok, is half Chinese and half Malaysian.
The two brothers were born together by a group of ligaments at the waist. It was the mother who saved the two boys’ lives by twisting the ligaments that connect to the umbilical cord and leaving the two boys looking at each other.
The two brothers were born together by a group of ligaments at the waist.
On April 1, 1829, two Bunker brothers left home and traveled around the world performing. After many years of making money and being famous, both have become rich gentlemen.
Chang and Bunker are joined by many body parts but fortunately have two different genitals. The couple also tried to find love and later, the two married sisters Adelaide Yates and Sarah Anne. Both Chang and Bunker’s wives later gave birth to children, even giving birth many times. The conjoined twins have a total of 21 healthy children – a testament to the fact that Chang and Bunker both have had sex lives like any normal man.
Although experts in the medical profession have learned a lot from births, surgeries, and lab tests, knowledge about conjoined twins still has limitations especially when it comes to conception and development.
This is largely because conjoined twins are exceptionally rare, occurring in only one out of every 200,000 births. Of these, 40%-60% of conjoined twins are stillborn, and those born often do not survive the first 24 hours. All identical, which means the twins are always the same sex – but scientists have yet to explain why female twins are three times more likely to survive than male twins .
In fact, 70% of living conjoined twins are female, and there are fewer than 12 conjoined twins alive today.
X-ray image of conjoined twins in 1954.
In utero, most identical twins separate from a fertilized egg into two individuals 8 to 12 days after conception. Why conjoined twins don’t completely separate is hard to understand, but two theories stand out.
According to the Mayo Clinic, one possible cause is delayed separation : if the embryo only begins to separate 13 to 15 days after fertilization, separation may not be complete. Another theory proposed by Seattle Children’s Hospital suggests that the embryos may separate completely but then fuse together during development.
Studies of sex in conjoined twins are sensitive because one person’s intimacy can affect the other. Many questions arise about sex in twins such as: What do conjoined twins feel when they have sex? If one person is sexually aroused, does the other feel it? If one person orgasms, will the other enjoy it?
The short answer is we don’t know. Conjoined twins, like the rest of us, tend not to talk openly about their most intimate moments . Based on what we know, nerves, muscles, hormones and psychology are probably the factors that help someone feel something. If twins share the same genitals, both will feel every touch.
However, conjoined twins may have less sex than the average person, and that’s not only because it’s hard for them to find someone to accept them, but also because they may not be looking for one. Throughout time and space, conjoined twins are so attached to each other that they feel a bond of affection and no need for another person. Like couples who fall in love in old age they may not need a relationship but just an attachment to each other.