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Seneca Cabrera

What is Olivia Bowen of Love Island's Medical Condition 'Vanishing Twin Syndrome'? Symptoms and Could It Happen to You?

A photo of baby twins. (Credit: Pexels)

Love Island UK star Olivia Bowen has revealed she experienced vanishing twin syndrome during pregnancy. She initially learned she was expecting twins, but at eight weeks one foetus no longer had a heartbeat.

The condition, in which one twin is lost in early pregnancy, is more common than many people realise. Experts say it can occur without obvious symptoms and may be discovered only during routine scans, with some groups of expectant mothers at higher risk.

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