‘My sister and I are conjoined twins – here’s how our sex lives work’

Conjoined twins Mia and Lia, who share a vagina, have opened up about they approach intimacy despite their different tastes in partners

A pair of alleged conjoined twins, who share intimate anatomy, have candidly discussed their “uncomfortable” experiences with sex.

The siblings, identified solely as Mia and Lia to protect their privacy, turned to social media to reveal details about their sexual orientations and how they navigate relationships when one is drawn to men whilst the other prefers women. The twins chose to go public with their experiences following news that conjoined twin Abby Hensel had quietly married her partner Josh Bowling, 33, back in 2021.

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Mia and Lia answered questions through a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) session and disclosed personal information including the fact they’ve stopped masturbating as it proves too “uncomfortable” for them both.

Opening their discussion, the twins explained: “We are connected at the abdomen, so two different brains, two hearts, four(ish) lungs (our left and right lungs respectively are kind of fused so it’s more like a 3rd lung than a 4th), two livers, two stomachs, and then below that we share our intestines, bladder, and our reproductive system.

“So yes, the same vagina! We each have one arm and leg we can control respectively. ” The pair subsequently elaborated on how their physiology developed and which sister possessed certain advantages.” The post continued: “Lia’s lungs have been compressed by my body and on top of that she has severe scoliosis in her spine.”

The sisters candidly discussed their sexual orientations before welcoming questions from followers. They said: “Yes, I am a lesbian and Lia is straight. I’ve had a girlfriend although we split it off when I went to university, and she has had a long-distance boyfriend when we were teens.” The pair explained they chose to share their experiences publicly so curious people could send questions to them, rather than pestering other conjoined twins who were not comfortable.

The subject of masturbation was amongst the first topics raised, which the twins described as “uncomfortable”, reports the Mirror US. When one follower enquired how “often” the sisters engaged in self-pleasure, the sisters replied: “We have masturbated in the past, but we’ve agreed not to do it as it was too uncomfortable for us.”

A separate user then questioned whether the act felt like “incest” to the twins. The sisters acknowledged it felt awkward, though not incestuous and said: “With masturbation, it wasn’t that it felt like incest, it was more like: imagine this. Imagine someone touching your shoulder, incessantly. It would be pretty annoying and weird right? That’s what it’s like if Lia touches our vagina, it feels like someone messing around with your body.”

Online followers also asked whether both experienced physical arousal considering their conjoined bodies. One twin said: “On the arousal part, sort of? Arousal is a complex hormonal communication between the brain and the genitals, so if you aren’t the one that’s getting aroused you can kind of tell your genitals are aroused without being aroused yourself.

“It’s the same for other things. Like I can tell when she’s hungry even if I’m not, or when she’s anxious because of her heart rate and I’m not.” The siblings said they reached an early agreement to avoid sex due to potential complications surrounding pregnancy.

They said: “Well that’s the thing. Whilst both me and my sister have sexual urges and both experience arousal, we agreed from an early age on that we would not have sex as it would be 1. very uncomfortable for the both of us and 2. the risk of pregnancy is too great. If we got pregnant there’s a good chance we would die.

“However, we will still be intimate with our partners. I would kiss and hug and cuddle with my girlfriend. But she was asexual conveniently so it was not an issue for us. But, this is just what works for us. Other conjoined twins, ie Abby and Brittany, may have more intimate interactions or less, normally yes sex alongside your sibling is weird being a conjoined twin is a completely different experience. What works for them is good.”

The pair also made clear that their no-sex rule extends to all forms of sexual activity, including oral. Mia wrote: “My sister has not given oral and I highly doubt she or I ever will.”

Responding to a further question about managing their sexual desires, a follower asked: “You mentioned that you have masturbated before and still get sexual urges and ideally would want asexual partners. So does that mean you just won’t ever satisfy your sexual urges again? How are you ok with that? Lol, is orgasming together that awkward?”

The sisters joked: “Haha it’s not emotionally awkward we’ve experienced life together that’s not any grosser than anything else. It’s more just physically uncomfortable. I can feel when my vagina is touched, and it would be horrifying to have somebody who I’m not in a relationship with touch my private parts and same goes with Lia.

“Imagine having someone touching and playing with your private parts that isn’t even involved with you at all. Yeah. And yes we plan to not satisfy our sexual urges. If nuns can do it, so can we lol.”