Height, Body Structure and StatsĪbby is taller of the two standing at 5 feet 2 inches and it would have been more had the surgical procedure had not been carried out on her spine to halt her growth. They have also had a third surgery was to correct and expand their chest cavity in order to prevent future difficulties with breathing. They both underwent surgery when they were babies, to remove their third hand from their chest, and again, at the age of 12 to halt Abby’s spine from growing further as her growth rate was faster than Brittany’s. They have also been featured in Discovery Health Channels, BBC, Extraordinary People, ABC TV, and at some point had their own reality show too. At age 6, they appeared in Oprah Winfrey Show, and the cover of the Life Magazine, etc before they went off media for 10 years and at age 16 they again allowed TLC to film their teenage years as a documentary. The twins had in their early years, been interviewed at different times. Facts To Know About The Conjoined Twins 1. But for now, they remain single, unhitch and also not engaged to anyone. Though the twins had expressed the desire to have their own family and kids in the future – a wish we hope happens for them. Besides, seeing that the twins cooperate and coordinate their individual reflexes, muscles, hormones, psychology, etc, it would require the agreement of both of them to indulge in sex. If there was to be a probable cause for them to marry or have sex, would that not seem like a threesome since they are after all two distinct personalities in one body. The twins have managed to keep their love life away from the public and even from their mother. There were rumors that one of the twins, Brittany Hensel was in a relationship with a guy but this was never substantiated as there was no proof to support the rumor. They shared responsibilities in the class and then got promoted for their hard work, excellence, and professionalism exhibited at the job to 5th-grade teachers.
They were able to tour some parts of Europe including Italy, Venice, and London, excitedly capturing every single moment of their trip and sharing their experiences.Īfter obtaining a bachelor of arts degree in education, Abby and Brittany Hensel secured a part-time job as 4th-grade teachers. Abby and Brittany after college actually proceeded to live out one of their dreams of touring the world with two of their friends. The twins graduated from Mayer Lutheran High School then pursued a course in education in the University of Bethel, St. They were born in Carver County, Minnesota but grew up in New Germany, Minnesota.
The twins have two younger siblings – a brother Dakota and sister Morgan Hensel. Their mother is a registered nurse and their father is a carpenter and a landscaper.
They have learned over years to coordinate and synchronize their separate and common activities such as walking, running, clapping, etc.Ībigail Loraine aka “Abby” and Brittany Lee Hensel aka “Britt” are twins born to Patty and Mike Hensel on March 7, 1990. They have one body, share a pair of limbs, with two heads, two pairs of eyes, two necks, with separate vital organs such as two hearts, three kidneys, two spines joined at the pelvic region and four lungs but share ribcage, circulatory, nervous, and reproductive systems. This makes the case of Abby and Brittany one of the rarest occurrence which happens 1 in every 4,000 births but it is also believed that female conjoined twins have more survival rate than their male counterparts, with a 70% chance at life after their birth.Ībby and Brittany Hensel are the world’s longest surviving, most famous conjoined twins. The survival rate of conjoined twins male or female is said to be dicey and slim in the ratio of 1 in every 400,000 after birth. Abby and Brittany Hensel’s arrival was a surprise to her parents and the doctors who attended to their mother in the labor room because her antenatal scan only showed a child, not two. Abby and Brittany Hensel were born as dicep halic parapagus (conjoined twins) and their parents were given two options separate them and risk losing one or both or leave them to grow up together.
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