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More information is available at He the U.S. struggle with fertility.

In 2024, fertility rates reached a new low.

That's according to CDC data.

Women are also waiting longer to have kids,

while a growing number are deciding to opt out entirely.

The Trump administration is pushing for a baby

boom and promising to make in vitro fertilization or IVF treatments more accessible. Earlier this month,

the administration's new prescription drug website, Trump RX, went live. It offers several fertility

medications, which President Trump says are being made available at a fraction of the cost.

We're also delivering historic discounts for couples struggling with infertility as EMD. Serrano will

dramatically cut the cost of its most common IVF drugs. For example, a single dose of the

most common IVF drug in the country,

Gonal F will plummet from the highest price in the developed world that we paid. The United

States was subsidizing everybody. We paid the highest to the lowest price in the world.

But fertility treatments continue to be prohibitively expensive for many.

The average cost of a single IVF cycle can cost between $10,000 and $14,000 and can go up to

$30,000 or more, with many paying a significant amount out of pocket. That's according to Forbes.

Beyond the eye-popping price tag, the journey into fertility treatments can be emotionally taxing.

It can also be confusing to navigate the many doctor's appointments and the endless medical jargon to figure out what's best for you.

I'm Jen White.

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