"Beat & Release": Twins Have Two Different Dads - It's a Medical Rarity Called "Superfetation"

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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 7 October 2023)

                                 One dad is missing.

Turkey was amazed to hear that there were two different fathers of a pair

of twins.  Specialists who spoke to Hürriyet said this is called 

"superfetation" and said that it is a very rare occurrence.  

Betül Yurulmaz, who was on Esra Erol's TV program aired on the ATV 

channel, said that her husband Veysel Yurulmaz cheated on her and that

his girlfriend Özge Çelik gave birth to twins.  Betül hanım wanted a

divorce and insisted that Veysel bey and Özge hanım get DNA tests

vis-a-vis the twins to confirm that Veysel bey is their father.  But it

turned out from the DNA tests that Veysel bey is the father of just one

of the twins (!). 

In any case, Betül hanım and Veysel bey got divorced but as they left

the courthouse Betül hanım screamed at Özge hanım: "this is what

happens to a homewrecker! Who's the father of the other child Özge

hanım?!"  (no answer noted).

Hürriyet asked specialists about superfetation and they said that there

are only about 10 or 15 incidents recorded in medical literature.  They

added that "normally, during her period a woman leaves one egg and

if she becomes pregnant then a hormonal mechanism kicks in and 

stops any more fertilization.  But with superfetation, if the woman has

intercourse again with another partner in 12-24 hours she can get 

pregnant again." 

Twins will need special counseling for Father's Day.