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A woman from China’s northwest region has made headlines after giving birth to twins from two separate uteruses, a rare occurrence that has captured the attention of the medical world. The woman, known only by her surname Li, delivered the twins in September at a hospital in Shaanxi province, according to a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP).

The woman was diagnosed with uterus didelphys, a rare condition that affects only 0.3 per cent of women worldwide. This condition results in a woman having two fully formed uteruses, each with its own set of ovaries and oviducts. While it is already uncommon, Li’s case was even more remarkable because she managed to naturally conceive and give birth to twins—a boy and a girl—each from a different womb.

The twins were born when Li was eight and a half months pregnant, adding a unique chapter to the limited cases of such births across the globe.

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

12 million out of 8 billion is pretty fucking rare.

[–] bizarroland@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's 1 in 667 roughly. Slightly better odds than winning over $100 in the lottery.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)
[–] bizarroland@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago

Simple math.

8 billion divided by 12 million.

A billion is a thousand millions, so let's reduce this to 8 thousand divided by 12, which is 666.667.

Rounded up to 667.

[–] ScreamingFirehawk 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There isn't 8 billion women last time I checked

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Ha! That’s a great point that I completely overlooked.