Hop on any infertility (IF) website, support group or blogand you will immediately be inundated with a plethora of acronyms. It can be confusing, to say the least! It's a special language to be certain. As someone who has conquered IF, I thought it would be helpful to others starting down this road, or who know someone with IF and want o educate themselves,to have an understanding of what all of these letters mean. Some commonly used acronymsarelisted below in alphabetical order.
AF - Aunt Flow (your period)
ART - Assisted Reproductive Technology
BBT - Basal Body Temperature
BFN - Big Fat Negative (test result)
BFP - Big Fat Positive (test result)
CASA - Computer Assisted Semen Analysis
CB - Cycle Buddy (someone who shares the same menstrual cycle/ovulation dates)
CCCT - Clomiphene Citrate Challenge Test (Clomid Challenge)
CD - Cycle Day
CF - Cervical Fluid
CL - Corpus Luteum
CM - Cervical Mucus
COH - Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation
CP - Cervical Position
CY(#) - Cycle (# - Number)
D&C or D&E - Dilation and Curettage or Dilation and Evacuation
DE - Donor Eggs
DH / DD / DS - Dearest or Darling Husband / Daughter / Son
DI - Donor Insemination
DPO - DaysPast Ovulation
Dx - Diagnosis
E2 - Estradiol (Estrogen)
EC - Embryo Cyro/Freezing
EDD - Estimated Due Date
ENDO - Endometriosis
EPT - Early Pregnancy Test
ER - Egg Retrieval
ERT - Estrogen Replacement Therapy
ET - Egg/Embryo Transfer
EW - Egg White (consistency of cervical mucus)
FET - Frozen Embryo Transfer
FP - Follicular Phase
FM - Fertility Monitor
FSH - Follicle Stimulation Horomone
FTTA - Fertile Thoughts To All
FMU - First Morning Urine
hCG - Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (pregnancy horomone)
HPT - Home Pregnancy Test
HSC - Hysteroscopy
HSG - Hysterosalpingogram
ICSI - Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
IF - Infertility
IM - Intra Muscular (injections)
IUI / AI - Intrauterine Insemination / Artificial Insemination
Timed
With Clomid
With FSH (gonadotropins) - Follicle Stimulating Horomone
With Donor Sperm
IVF - In Vitro Fertilization
LH- Luteinizing Horomone
LAP - Laparoscopy
LMP - Late Menstrual Period
LP - Luteal Phase
2WW - Two Week Wait (Luteal Phase)
LSP - Low Sperm Count
MC or m/c - Miscarriage
MF - Male Factor
O or OV - Ovulation
OB - Obstetrician
OB/GYN - Obstetrician/Gynecologist
OC - Oral Contraceptives
OCP - Oral Contraceptive Pill
OD - Ovulatory Dysfunction
OHSS - Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
OPK - Ovulation Predictor Kit
OTC - Over The Counter
PCAP - Polycystic Appearing Ovaries
PCO - Polycystic Ovaries
PCOD - Polycystic Ovary Disease
PCOS (POS) - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PCT - Post Coital Test
PG - Pregnancy, pregnant
PGD - Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
PI - Primary Infertility
PID - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome
POC - Products Of Conception
REI or RE - Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility or Reproductive Endocrinologist
RPL - Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rx - Prescription
SA - Semen Analysis
SB or s/b - Stillbirth
SI - Secondary Infertility
SO - Significant Other
TR - Tube Reversal
TL - Tubal Ligation
TTC - Trying To Conceive
Tx- Treatment
US or u/s - Ultrasound
V - Vasectomy
VR -Vasectomy Reversal
