Twins found to have different fathers
A set of twins born to a Vietnamese couple, whose names have not been released, were recently taken for testing because of stark differences in the children's appearances, according to local reports.
"Our Centre for Genetic Analysis and Technology lab has tested and found a pair of bi-paternal twins," Le Dinh Luong, president of the Genetic Association of Vietnam, told AFP.
"This is rare not only for Vietnam, but for the world," he said, explaining that the two children had different fathers but the same mother.
This can happen if two eggs from the same mother are fertilised by sperm from two different men during separate acts of engagement within the same ovulation period.
According to the state-run Tuoi Tre newspaper, the Vietnamese husband requested genetic testing at the Hanoi lab to determine whether he was the biological father of both his wife's twins.
The man's relatives pressured him to take the test because one of the babies looked strikingly different from him and the other child, the report said.
The results indicated that the man was related to only one of the babies.
Ruling out a hospital mix-up, his wife was found to be the biological mother of both children, Tuoi Tre reported.
According to Dan Tri online news site, the twins were the same sex, born on the same day just a few hours apart, but look completely different.
Another rare case of bi-paternal twins was reported in the United States last year, when a court ruled that a man was only required to pay child support for one girl in a set of twins after DNA tests proved he was not the father of both.
The wife must have had an interesting conversation with the hubby …
The Lord works in mysterious ways.. I'm assuming that they are divorced since the family 'pressured' him into the test
Goshhhh, that is absolutely shocking
Not that the woman slept with two men, but that the two kids were born at the same time ,,, Oops!
I wonder what the man is going to do with the other child (who is not his)!
Sorry .. what do you mean ?
Brit.. is there any law in Vietnam for such kind of act
Nanofilm: It is possible that the husband informed the media or more likely that someone at the hospital / testing lab did ...
Media will tell you which you have never heard off and it has no worth in your entire life .............. they are closing their eyes what is happening in the outside world but see inside peoples' bodies ......... ! ................
How did media come to know. Whoever did is so cheap. What is the rule of that country for such act; can I know
I guess some women are like this. Men do the same, they just don't get pregnant. So, what's the fuss?
Unbelievable .............. a media created research it seems ............