TTC Glossary

TTC Glossary

Commonly used Acronyms:

AF- Aunt Flo (period)

AH- Assisted Hatching

ART- Assisted Reproductive Technology

BCP- Birth control pills

BFN- big fat/f'in negative

BFP- big fat/f'in positive

B/W - Bloodwork

CD- cycle day

CM- Cervical Mucus

D&C- Dilation and Curettage

D&E- Dilation and Evacuation

DE- donor egg

DH- Dear Husband (aka...MH, my husband)

DOR- Diminished Ovarian Reserve

DP3dt- Days past 3 day transfer

DPO- days past ovulation

DS- donor sperm/dear son...careful with this one :)

Dx- diagnosis

E2- Estradiol aka estrogen

EPT- early pregnancy test

ER- Egg Retrieval

ET- Embryo Transfer

EWCM- egg white cervical mucus

FET- Frozen embryo transfer

FMU- first morning urine

FRER- first response early response

FSH- Follicle Stimulating Hormone

HCG- Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (pregnancy hormone)

HPT- home pregnancy test

HSG- Hysterosalpingogram

ICSI- Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection

IF- Infertility

IL- in law (aka MIL =mother in law)

IM- Intramuscular

IUI- Intrauterine Insemination

IVF- In vitro Fertilization

LH- Lutenizing Hormone

LMP- Last menstrual period

M/C- Miscarriage

MS- Morning sickness

OPK- Ovulation predictor kit

P4- progesterone

PCOS- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

PGD- Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis

PIO- Progesterone in Oil

POAS- pee on a stick

RE- Reproductive Endocrinologist

RPL- recurrent prenancy loss

Rx- prescription

SA- sperm analysis

SIS- Saline Infused Sonohystogram

Subq- Subcutaneous injection

TTC- trying to conceive

U/S- Ultrasound