Abbott Labs (ABT)

I think this will go up soon

This company is going up

Very good company to have in your portfolio. buy.

I bought 50 shares

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By: Erica Feldkamp, WeSeed Writer Think you know where babies come from? Well this birds and bees lesson might have a different ending. More than 70,000 babies have been born in the United States using a slew of fertility drugs, test tubs, and curious other measures. Couples have been willing to trade bundles of cash for fertility assistance. Now some employers are beginning to play the role of the fairy godmother, covering a significant part of the costly conception tab. As fertility practices and insurance coverage becomes more mainstream, this infantile industry could become as profitable as it is pricy. The $3 billion fertility industry is currently serving only a fraction of the population. Over 7 million women in the United States have difficulty conceiving. An estimated 30 percent of adult men are infertile. That means one in every eight couples is unable to have babies the birds and the bees way. Without insurance coverage, fertility assistance fees are prohibitive for a lot of mom and dad wannabies. In vitro fertilization (a.k.a. the test tube technique) costs $12,000 - $15,000 per try, and its success rate is only 25 percent! But employers are coming to the rescue. While some companies offer partial payments for gym memberships, continuing education courses, or massages, these companies are offering baby bonuses, covering the majority of the baby-making cost: • Abbott Laboratories (ABT) offers a $35,000 cap plus $15,000 for fertility drugs • Deutsche Bank (DB) offers $30,000 with unlimited fertility drug co-pay • Microsoft (MS) offers a $15,000 lifetime cap that includes fertility drugs Fertility pharmaceuticals and fertility service companies couldn't be more thrilled. • IntegraMed America (INMD), tagged as one of the "fastest growing publicly traded companies," is a national network of fertility clinics offering a variety of conception services. • Inverness Medical Innovations develops pregnancy tests and ovulation monitoring products for both general consumers and professionals. • And Protalix (PLX) is a fertility drug company that will be filing a new plant-based fertility product with the FDA this year. Are these stocks going to bust out of their britches? And might these companies enjoy more freedoms and possibly assistance if the Democrats kick the Republicans to the White House curb?