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Conjoined Twins FAQ: Are There Support Groups for Conjoined Twins?

By Pamela Prindle Fierro, About.com

Question: Conjoined Twins FAQ: Are There Support Groups for Conjoined Twins?
Answer:

Yahoo Group, Families of Conjoined Twins, is a private support and friendship group for families with or expecting conjoined twins and for families with children who were born conjoined. Membership must be approved and verified by group moderators.

Yahoo Group, Friends of Conjoined Twins, is the only public forum about conjoined twins jointly run together with family members of conjoined twins.

Further information can be found at websites published by famlies with conjoined twins, many of which can be found here or in the individual profiles of conjoined twins.

Founded in 1996, Conjoined Twins International (CTI) provided information and resources to families with conjoined twins as well as medical professionals.

Contact information:
PO Box 10895
Prescott, AZ 86304 USA

520-445-2770
email: jmsjr@northlink.com

Website: http://www.conjoinedtwinsint.com/

Unfortunately, all contact information for Conjoined Twins International disappeared abruptly in early 2007. If you have any information about this organization, please let me know so that I can update my site. Email: multiples.guide@about.com

Conjoined twins, also known as Siamese twins, are a rare type of monozygotic (identical) twins. Find more answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Conjoined Twins.

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