Vegas, Baby Page #3

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All right, so

we're gonna go around the room,

and we're gonna--

Jay?

I have my logic

that I'm clinging to.

But this, I think,

has been a good experience

for you guys, because,

like, you felt like you

had nobody on your side.

And no one understood you.

And now look at how much

support you're getting.

She's gonna have her babies.

I know she'll have her babies.

It's almost time.

Oh, gosh.

Ick, nervous.

Hi, mom.

Hi.

So I'm gonna look at the

results to see if I won.

Oh, you

haven't looked yet.

No, you're gonna look with me.

Oh.

But some of the

people in this are

like, you know,

same story as me,

but maybe they

were at it for 10--

like eight years.

And then, like, the

husband suddenly

gets multiple sclerosis.

I'm like, well how

am I gonna beat that?

That's good.

- Hey, guys.

- Hello.

- Hi.

- Hi.

Hi.

All right, well, we won't

torture you anymore.

You guys are a great couple.

You'll be great parents, so

you guys are the winners.

Yeah!

Oh my god.

Oh my god.

Ah!

my god.

Oh!

Oh my god.

Oh my god.

Thank you so much.

So much.

Well, you guys

have plenty of time

to digest and figure out

where you're gonna go.

Congratulations again.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

Bye bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Come here.

So we're gonna have

a hug of tears.

Which shoulder do you want?

Come here.

I can't stand up.

I'll hold you up.

Annie, come here.

We've gotta do our champagne.

Woo!

Woo!

It's getting in our glasses.

So that's it.

The wait is over.

It may well be an especially

happy holiday this year

for a couple in Green Bay.

This morning, Brian

and Ann Johnson

learned that they'll be getting

extra help in their attempt

to have a baby.

Fox 11's Ben Krumholtz

has their story.

OK, obviously we couldn't

be in here because we didn't

want to ruin the surprise.

But take me through it.

What was it like

hearing the big news?

I feel like this is a dream.

I don't think either one

of us fathomed something

like this would ever happen.

This is just like

slam dunk for us.

We're gonna bring home a baby.

Or two, or three.

We have to sit down

and figure it out.

Yeah.

I mean, I can hear them--

I hear voices, you know,

from family, and stuff,

and you know, God has a plan.

And I can only say I

certainly hope so, because it

looks pretty dark right now.

Protocol.

I'm going to--

Yeah, I've got to go

to theater class tonight.

- All right, well--

- You're off?

I'm off.

I'm off.

I'll see you later.

- Have a good day.

OK.

- I'll see you when I get back.

All right, babe.

In the rest of the

IVF field, I'm looked

upon somewhat as a maverick.

Good at marketing.

I look at it this way, I've

got the most wonderful family.

I've got grandkids,

I've got kids.

I've been able to do

exactly what I want,

and I've lived the

American dream.

And it's not over.

I got into IVF

completely circuitously.

I remember

your sparkling eyes.

As a young kid I was

in a rock and roll band that

traveled the country

and had an opportunity

to leave South Africa.

And when I went to tell

my father about that,

he said, who do you think

you are, Elvis Presley?

He had a small factory, but

it was always in trouble.

And he was always working as

a handyman outside of that.

And he didn't want me to end

up doing what he was doing.

So I got the opportunity to

get into a medical school,

and I went.

When I got to about my third

year I got to deal with people.

All of a sudden I was hooked.

I wanted to deliver babies.

That's what I wanted to be.

So that's how it started.

We started doing

IVF in 1983, '84.

We were the only private

program in the country.

The first 10 people came

through, and none got pregnant.

So we had to learn

by experience.

And the next four women,

three got pregnant in a row.

Joining us now to tell us

what the future holds for baby

making, Dr. Geoffrey Sher.

We welcome you to the show.

Today he has eight

private fertility centers

across the United States.

Dr. Sher has a book out

called "In Vitro Fertilization,

the Art of Making Babies."

This is a big reality

check of the state

of art of this business.

Am I an entrepreneur?

Yes, I am an entrepreneur.

It's in my blood.

Many people look upon

medicine as a calling.

It is a calling, but

it's also a business.

We've got refreshments

on the table behind me.

And then I do need you

to stop at this table

before you take a seat.

Have you had a consult

before with the doctor?

Yeah.

If you would like

one, we will be

scheduling them at the break.

I just need you to

return this form.

That's better.

Welcome.

Can everybody hear me?

At the back as well?

Can you hear clearly?

Great.

Thank you very much to all of

you for coming here tonight.

People often ask me,

what is the very best

that could ever happen in IVF?

Let's first look-- two embryos

in a woman that's 35 to 39.

The national success

rate for a single round of IVF

is approximately 30%.

So 70% of the time it fails.

Gotta tailor make it.

That's the key to success.

IVF does not guarantee

that you get a baby.

It is a form of treatment that

hopefully ends up with a baby.

But it doesn't work for

every single patient.

Here's what I promise you.

If you do all the things

that are available to you

through our program,

there's about a 90% chance

that you'll end

up having a baby.

It may be a difficult path.

Some people won't be able to

do it with their own eggs.

They may need to

use a donor egg.

But ultimately everybody

here has an excellent chance

for having a child.

Thank you.

If you line up on

this side here,

and this side here,

they will give you

appointments, which are free.

Bring your records along.

--Saturday appointments?

If I'm

fast enough I can do--

--that's going

to be on Sunday,

sometime between 10 and 12.

We'll call you on Friday

and give you an exact time.

All right, thank you.

I think you're

dealing with hope.

Purely with hope.

Wonderful.

You go in to have

a hip replacement,

you expect to walk.

Outcome equals effort.

That doesn't happen in IVF.

We can only do our

best, and then comes in

hope, prayer, and inspiration.

I'm here today to

support my daughter.

Something told me

that later on in life

God would help her

to get that baby.

Our faith is that

nothing can happen

if God does not decide it.

And that is why we believe

Dr. Sher is blessed by God,

and whatever he does, he's

doing it with God's guidance.

With God's help.

Whether he

knew it or not.

Whether he knew it or not.

Hello, Ann.

I hear you.

I see you.

Great to

meet you in person.

I heard all about your story.

And I'm so glad that we're

able to be of help to you.

Thank you.

And congratulations

on winning this contest.

It's a big deal.

And I'm going to do everything

in my power to help you.

Thank you so much.

All right, we're

gonna talk about how

we're gonna get this done, OK?

You take fertility injections

for some amount of time.

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