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2WW two week waiting period (time between ovulation & af/or a bfp)
AF Aunt Flo (your period)
AI Artificial Insemination
APA Antiphospholipid Antibody syndrome
ART Assisted Reproductive Technology
BBT Basal Body Temperature (taken first thing in the morning)
BC Birth Control
BCP Birth Control Pills
BD Baby Dance (intercourse)
BFN - Big Fat Negative
BFP - Big Fat Positive
BIL Brother in law
BMS Baby-making Sex
BUMP - this is just a way to move a thread to the top of the board so more people can see it
CD Cycle Day
CM Cervical Mucus
CP Cervical Position
D&C Dilation & Curettage
DD=darling daughter
DS=darling son
DH Darling or Dear Husband (or damned husband, at times!)
DHAC Don't (or doesn't) Have A Clue
Dpo Days since ovulation (post ovulation)
EDD estimated due date
Endo Endometriosis
EPO evening primrose oil
EWCM Eggwhite Cervical Mucus
FAQ Frequently asked question
FIL Father in law
FMU First morning urine
FSH Follicle-stimulating hormone
Gyn Gynecologist
h/b heartbeat
HCG Human chorionic gonadotropin (detected by
pregnancy tests)
HPT Home Pregnancy Test
HSG Hysterosalpingogram (x-ray to check uterus and fallopian
tubes)
HTH Hope that helps
ICSI Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (sometimes used with IVF)
IF Infertility
INCIID InterNational Council on Infertility Information Dissemination
IUI Intrauterine insemination (artificial insemination)
IVF In-vitro fertilization (fertilized egg is put into uterus)
LAP Laparoscopic surgery
LH Leutenizing hormone (detected by OPKs)
LMP Last menstrual period
LOL Laughing Out Loud
LP Luteal Phase
LPD Luteal Phase Defect
m/c miscarriage
m/s morning sickness
MIL Mother in law
O Ovulation
OB Obstetrician
OPK Ovulation predictor kit
PCO Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PCOS Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PCT Post Coital Test
PID Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Pg Pregnant
PMS Pre-Menstrual Syndrome
POAS Pee on a stick (referring to hpt)
PIAC Pee in a cup (referring to hpt)
Prego Pregnant
Prog Progesterone
RE Reproductive Endocrinologist (Specializes in infertility)
Trying to conceive acronyms:
Rx Prescription
SA Semen Analysis
SHOW Soft, high, open, wet (cervical discription at peak fertility)
SIL Sister-in-law
SO Significant other
TIA Thanks In Advance
TMI Too Much Information!
TSH Thyroid-stimulating hormone
TTA Trying to avoid
TTC Trying to conceive
U/S Ultrasound
UTI Urinary tract infection
YMMV Your mileage may vary, meaning that everyone is different
ABBREVIATIONS for new members!
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