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I know this may seem like a simple and silly question, but...

Can someone here please give me a breakdown of all the abbreviations? I finally know what 2ww is, but the rest leaves me. I google as much as I can, but I think it will be better to ask. This is new to me and I want to be able to read the stories here without scratching my head. I had a hard time with LMAO for a while, so now you understand what I mean.
Posted on 11/02/09, 11:11 am
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Reply #1 - 11/02/09  11:26am
" Purple 4 added this list to a previous post, I hope she doesn't mind me copying and pasting it here! :)

TTC trying to conceive
2WW 2 Week Wait
AF Aunt Flo (Period)
BBT Basal Body Temperature
BCP Birth Control Pills
Beta Blood Test for Quantitative HCG
BD Baby Dance (Sex)
BFN Big Fat Negative (HPT)
BFP Big Fat Positive (HPT)
CD Cycle Day
CM Cervical Mucus
CP Cervical Position
D&C Dilation & Curettage
DPO Days Post Ovulation
DPIUI Days Post IUI
DPR Days Post Retrieval (IVF)
DPT Days Post Transfer (IVF)
DX Diagnosis
E2 Estradiol
EPO Evening Primrose Oil
EWCM Egg White Cervical Mucus
FF Fertility Friend
FSH Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
FP Follicular Phase (Before O)
FMU First Morning Urine
HPT Home Pregnancy Test
HSG Hysterosalpingogram
HCG Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
IF Infertility
IUI Inter Uterine Insemination
IVF In Vitro Fertilization
LH Luteinizing Hormone
LP Luteal Phase (After O)
LPD Luteal Phase Defect
MC|M/C Miscarriage
O Ovulation
OPK Ovulation Predictor Kit
P4 Progesterone
PG Pregnant
PID Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
PCOS Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
POAS Pee On A Stick
SA Semen Analysis
US|U/S Ultrasound
PregFo Pregnancy Forum
LAMfo Life After Miscarriage Forum
TTCAfo Trying to Conceive Advanced Forum
TCOYF Taking Charge of Your Fertility " "
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Reply #2 - 11/02/09  11:32am
" It all can seem so overwhelming at first. I spend a lot of time in different TTC forums and a lot of people ask about the abbreviations. I'm glad ElodiesMom posted that for you! "
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Reply #3 - 11/02/09  3:53pm
" How bout KMBB? lol .......... "
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Reply #4 - 11/02/09  7:01pm
" thank you elodiesmom and purple. I don't know why I thought I was the only one who was clueless. "
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Reply #5 - 11/02/09  8:02pm
" im so glad of this post i was confuzzled too :) "
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Reply #6 - 11/07/09  10:02am
" thank you so much i have had such a hard time trying to read posts due to all of the abbreviations. "

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