, it's about bonding with other women going through the same thing. >> reporter: ivf is costly.sts an average of about $13,000, not including the medication which can cost up to $5,000 more. a hefty price tag for most american women. >> in the united states, most of the assistive services like ivf, donor egg, are not covered by insurance. >> reporter: janet jackson has yet to comment on the reports of pregnancy and if so, how. we may never know. >> there's really not a lot that i or anyone else really knows. she likes to keep a low profile. >> women who are celebrities becoming pregnant or having babies in their late 40s or 50, i think the concern is it tends to only provide a glimpse into their situation. >> reporter: with more women delaying childbirth, the fertility industry is booming, now worth 4 billion. an egg donor program advertising accomplished donors to hopeful couples. >> the premier donors get higher fee, it's based on education, s.a.t. scores. when we put up a beautiful donor who is also smart and has other qualities, we get calls immediately. i call it the immedi

>>reporter: ironically the cost of ivf is covered for active duty personnel by the department of defense. but not for veterans by the v.a.. on capitol hill, andrea mccarren wusa 9. >>> senator murray's legislation has put the full senate in the a appropriations bill. >>> larry hogan has signed a bill to make birth control cheaper and more acceptable. to cover the whole cost of over the counter emergency contraceptives and va sect mys. >>> the national academys of sciences and engineering and medicine says a third of all children experience bullying, the aside for poor grades, anxiety and depression, researchers found m haves of bullies themselves are more likely to attempt suicide. they found bullies are commit crimes like vandalism and theft. >>> tonight, encouraging news from a fire damage assessment team that is working its way through fort mcmurray in alberta canada. 85-90% of the community is still standing. within the next two weeksing they'll have a plan to allow most of the cities's 88,000 residents to return home. the national weather service says that one of the tore through ru

they're expecting a baby after undergoing ivf.nt recently passed the senate appropriations committee and will soon head to the senate floor. >>> a happy ending to a story we reported earlier this year. >> it's about a cllege freshman whose tuition money was stolen while she was on her way to penn state university. millie farafino's $10,000 tuition was in her mother's purse which was accidentally left at a restaurant in arlington. a chief was caught on surveillance video stealing that purse before the family could return. tonight, from thousands of miles away, the online provider of the educational technology called ue that group wrote a check to penn state to replace the $10,000 and allow lilly to continue with her education. >> good news. >> glad to hear that. >>> doug is back now with a look at our weather forecast. >> aren't we sending some kind of a record with the rainy day and consecutive rainy days, doug? it feels like we ought to be. >> i'm all about setting records. >> not this kind. >> if you're going to do it, go big or

wers didn't mention it this mom m really young, she's 23 years old h2 miscarriages before starting ivfreatments.me that's pretty unusual, right? r >> it is. she certainly definitely youngeg probably arriver age patient ini their mid 30s.0s. >> right. >> i think it's important to it recognize infertility is a medical condition and it cand it affect women who are earlier --- errly 20's. they could have tubal disease.ta there could certainly could beid severe male factors reallye facy important we do evaluate both partners.rt so while unusual, i give this woman a lot of credit forgetting out there, being proactive in i her care. ce >> it is powerful it speaks toat all you mentioned. mention this is the picture we'reree' looking at dr. greenhouse when i look at that, my first questionn is, what is all that medicine? >> so one of t people who are doing fertility treatments is that they're going to have to do invitro fertilization.. about 50% of our patient are able to get pregnant with wit simpler treatments and won'ttrea have to go through all this. with invitro fertilization fertility med

advocates say some anti-abortion legislators oppose ivf because the procedure can result in fertilizeds none of their business what i do with my eggs. >> for someone to make the decision for me that i can't go about having a family in whatever way that i need to do it to have a family, it's not fair. >> years ago the kyles used their credit cards and went into debt to pay for the procedure. >> dad always dresses cool and wanted to look nice for when you were born. >> most people buy a car and they make a monthly payment for their car payment. well, we made a monthly payment for our kids. >> they now have 5 1/2-year-old twins, matthew jr., and faith. >> is he a good dad? >> he's the best dad. you know, you have to get pretty inventive with a disability and only being able to use one arm, but he does do it. he taught the kids how to ride their bikes. he made this thing that hooked on to his chair and then hooked on to the back of their bike. spent hours doing it. i have seen so many moments with our kids. that carry me through the day, that i see carry him through the day. everybody shou

she said jackson probably did ivf but probably not with her own eggs unless she froze them in her 30s>> as a woman gets older the quantity and quality of her eggs goes down. her eggs have always been there since before she was born so those eggs are aging just like all body cells. >> reporter: a woman's uterus doesn't age so a woman in her 50s or 40s can get pregnant with a donor egg coming from a woman in her 20s. >> you can be menopausal and use an egg donor and get pregnant. >> reporter: the doctor says more and more middle-aged women are coming into her office but she wants those women to have realistic expectations. >> i think it's just important for women to have accurate information so they don't change their family planning in the future based on what they're seeing in television and what's going on with celebrities. >> reporter: a woman's fertility starts to decline when she is 30. and then it takes an even steeper drop around 35. once a woman's past 40, the chances of her conceiving on her own are very slim. no word on when jackson is due. this is video of her in rehearsals

finally after two years of ivf treatments she gave birth for the first time. >> look at that. >> youjust imagine the gray hairs during his teenage years. >> they say staying busy keeps you young. >> they'll be busy. >> maybe they'll make new records, as well. we'll see. >>> well, we have a new record, as well. it's not every day that the pta calls a young girl a beast on their facebook page. in this case, it was meant in a good way. this was in kansas city. because kiley bass just 10 years old did 2,110 push-ups in one sitting breaking the national record for project fit america. the goal of the organization is to promote fitness at elementary and middle schools across the country. so kyle little decided you know what? i'm going to show you what her mother says are her abs of steel. >> jack, have you done 2,000 situps in your entire lifetime? >> i don't know how long it takes to do 2,000. >> are you asking me? >> yeah. >> no. probably no watching her do those situps. >> yeah, so am i. >> impressive on her part. it's always a bummer when you get a little fender-bender or somebody scra

they say ivf coverage is critical for veterans with combat injuries that left them unable to conceiveright now, the va does not cover the costly procedures. >>> marijuana tests for drivers are flawed. six states including pennsylvania allow marijuana use have tests to determine if a driver's impaired by the drug, but aaa's study says it's impossible to set a reliable limit for thc, the chemical in marijuana making people high. medical marijuana became legal in pennsylvania last month. >>> how do you define "healthy"? that's what the fda's debating, and the definition could change marketing for foods. the agency currently allowed the word "healthy" on packaging, but only with certain criteria. what do you think? they plan to solicit public comments soon. >>> misleading marketing shows why shoppers should read the fine print at the grocery store. a survey from consumer reports found majority of shoppers seek out products labeled as natural, but believe the label means more than it does. unlike organic foods, natural products are not regulated by any government agency, and they may cop t

one friend did ivf multiple rounds. >> reporter: the test annie underwent consisted of an ultra soundlity. fertility tests are also available for men to determine their this doctor said she's seeing a number of single women taking the tests. >> they want to make sure things are okay before proceeding on that journey. they also want to plan ahead. do they want two children, three children? how does that impact when they start having a family. >> reporter: still the doctor notes the tests are not guarantee of a person's fertility or infertility. >> there are limitations, some of these tests are new. i think you have to be very careful. >> reporter: annie won't share the results of her tests. she glad she's took it. >> the information i got from the tests definitely helped me. >> and here with me now abc news chief ashton. we heard that young woman, i don't know why you wouldn't try it. >> my cardinal rule in medicine is don't do a test unless you have an idea of what you'll do with the results of that test. as we heard it's no guarantee what will happen in three months or three years. y

one friend did ivf, multiple rounds.me. >> reporter: the test annie underwent consisted of an ultrasound and bloodwork has given her more information about her fertility including hormone levels. fertility tests are also available for men to determine their sperm count and motility. dr. kristen bendickson said she's seeing a number of single women taking the tests before they get pregnant >> they want to make sure things are okay before proceeding on that journey. they also want to plan ahead. do they want two children, three children? and how does that impact when they start having a family? >> reporter: still, the doctor notes the tests are no guarantee of a person's fertility or infertility. >> there are limitations, some of these tests are new. they haven't been examined and looked at using it in the general population in patients that aren't infertile yet so i think you have to be very careful. >> reporter: annie won't share the results of her tests. but what she will tell us, she's glad she took it. >> the informat

women in their late 40s and earl 50's to become pregnant naturally thoseo who conceive typically doing ivfcan theyth had frozen during child bearingg years or perhaps an egg donor.or joining us live now on the phone to shed some professional lighte on this topic is the founder of dominion fertility in the centers medical directorector dr. michael dee mateen in a. a good morning.. >> good morning, holly howrnin exciting. >> it is exciting. and i think it's exciting for couple of reasons.couple of re first and for most how far hasf fertility helped really come inm recent years so that som that is almost 50 can have a child? >> well, if this was a non ivff baby then janet jackson is the bionic woman, but as you say,ay she went to fertility clinic, ci and this kind of thing is not unusual.. i myself have six-year-old lady who was a professional h careere wanted to get established andabd she was extremely professionalsa and then one day she got marriei around age 50 and decides sheid wandered to have baby.ab she did at age 56 and did very v very well.ve this is not uncommon in our field. you kn