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Twin brothers make women less fertile

Testosterone sharing in the womb has knock-on effects.

Any woman with a brother could tell you that boys can be noisy, unruly and annoying. Now it seems that women with twin brothers have an extra reason to complain: they lower her chance of getting married.

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Posted by Nicola Jones on June 18, 2007 05:26 PM |

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Looks like Brizendine's "The Female Brain" will need an added chapter.

Posted by: greensmile | July 9, 2007 05:45 PM

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