Infertility Loves Acronyms 

 

2WW:  Two week wait

AF:  Aunt Flo, After Flo, Period, or Menstrual Cycle

AMH: Anti-mullerian Hormone (egg reserve)

ART:  Assisted reproductive technology (e.g., in vitro fertilization)

ASRM: American Society for Reproductive Medicine

BBT:  Basal Body Temperature

BCP:  Birth Control Pills

BD:  Baby Dance (sex)

Beta:  HcG pregnancy test

BFN:  Big Fat Negative

BFP:  Big Fat Positive

CB:  Cycle Buddy

CD:  Cycle Day

DE:  Donor Eggs

DH:  Dear Husband

DOR:  Diminished Ovarian Reserve

DPO:  Days Post-Ovulation

DPR:  Days Post-Retrieval

DPT:  Days Post-Transfer

DW:  Dear Wife

Dx:  Diagnosis

E2: Estradiol

EPT:  Early Pregnancy Test

ER:  Egg Retrieval

 

ET:  Embryo Transfer

EWCM: Egg White Cervical Mucus

FET:  Frozen Embryo Transfer

FF:  Fertility Friend

FHR:  Fetal Heart Rate

Frostie:  Frozen Embryo

FSH:  Follicle-Stimulating Hormone

HcG: Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hormone detected by pregnancy tests)

HPT:  Home Pregnancy Test

HSG:  Hysterosalpingogram

ICSI:  Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (“forced fertilization”)

IF:  Infertility

IR:  Insulin Resistant

IVC: INVOCELL (intervaginal culture device)

IVF:  In Vitro Fertilization

IUI:  Intrauterine Insemination

LAP:  Laparoscopy

LH:  Luteinizing Hormone

LMP:  Last Menstrual Period (start date)

LSP:  Low Sperm Count

MC, m/c, misc.:  Miscarriage

MF:  Male factor

O, OV:  Ovulation

OB, OB/GYN:  Obstetrician/Gynecologist

OC:  Oral Contraceptives

OPK/OPT:  Ovulation Predictor Kit, Ovulation Predictor Test

 

OTC:  Over the Counter

P4: Progesterone

PASP: Pregnant And Staying Pregnant

PCOS:  Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

PG:  Pregnant

PGD/PGS:  Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis,/Preimplantation Genetic Screening

PI:  Primary Infertility

PID:  Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

POAS:  Pee on a Stick

POF:  Premature Ovarian Failure

PRL: Prolactin

PUPO: Pregnant Until Proven Otherwise

RE:  Reproductive Endocrinologist

RPL:  Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

SA:  Semen Analysis

SI:  Secondary Infertility

TESE: Testicular Sperm Extraction

TFMR: Termination for Medical Reasons

TL/TR:  Tubal Ligation, Tubal Reversal

TTC:  Trying To Conceive

TX:  Treatment

US:  Ultrasound

V/VR:  Vasectomy, Vasectomy Reversal