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Lee Trask is an advocate for women dealing with issues of infertility and miscarriage. Having struggled through more than six years of infertility, three miscarriages, and high-risk pregnancy, she is now happy raising her two…
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abbreviation and acronyms
Posted in Antiphospholipi... by Lee Trask on Aug 28, 2008

Here is one of the most comprehensive lists I've ever seen to help you through the abbreviations etc...it's from a website called FertileThoughts.


2WW = 2-Week Wait ABF = Adoptive Breastfeeding AF = Aunt Flo or Menstrual cycle AI = Artificial Insemination AO = Anovulation APs = Adoptive Parents ART = Assisted Reproductive Technology ASA = Anti-sperm Antibody ASAP = As soon as possible BB = Bulletin Board BBL = Be back later BBT = Basal Body Temperature BCP = Birth Control Pills BDAD = Birth Dad (adoption related) BFAMILY = Birth Family (adoption related) BFN = Bye For Now BFN = Big Fat Negative BFP = Big Fat Positive BH = Braxton Hicks Contractions BIL = Brother-In-Law BMOM = Birth Mom (adoption related) BMS = Baby making Sex BRB = Be Right Back BTW = By the way BW = Blood Work CB = Cycle Buddy CD = Cycle Day CF = Cervical Fluid CM = Cervical Mucus DD = Dear Daughter D&C = Dilation & Curettage D&E = Dilation & Evacuation DE = Donor Eggs DES = Diethylstilbestrol (a synthetic estrogen) DF = Dear/Darling Fiance DH = Dear Husband DHAC = Don't Have A Clue DI = Donor Insemination DIUI = Donor Intrauterine Insemination DOST = Direct Oocyte-Sperm Transfer DP = Dear Partner DPO = Days Post-Ovulation DPR = Days Post-Retrieval DPT = Days Post-Transfer DS = Dear Son DW = Darling Wife Dx = Diagnosis E2 = Estradiol EBM = Expressed Breastmilk ED = Egg Donor ENDO = Endometriosis EP = Ectopic Pregnancy FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions FHR = Fetal Heart Rate FSH = Follicle Stimulating Hormone ET = Embryo Transfer FE = Frozen Embryo FET = Frozen Embryo Transfer FIL = Father-In-Law FSH = Follicle-Stimulating Hormone FT = FertileThoughts GC = Gestational Carrier GIFT = Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer GnRH = Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone GP = General Practitioner GS = Gestational Surrogate HCG = Human Chorionic Gonadotropin HOM = High Order Multiples HPT = Home Pregnancy Test HSG = Hysterosalpingogram HYP = hyperstimulation IC = Incompetent Cervix ICPC = Interstate Compact ICSI = Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection IF = Infertility IF = Intended Father IKWYM = I know what you mean IM = Intramuscular injections IM = Intended Mother IMHO = In my humble opinion IOR = Immature Oocyte Retrieval IP's = Intended Parents IR = Insulin Resistant IUI = Intrauterine Insemination IVF = In Vitro Fertilization IVIg = Intravenous Immunoglobulin LAC = Licensed Acupuncturist LAP = Laparoscopy LH = Luteinizing Hormone LMAO = Laughing my @$$ off LOL = Laughing Out Loud LOL = Lots Of Love LSP = Low Sperm Count LPD = Luteal-Phase Defect MC = Miscarriage MESA = Microsurgical Epididymal Sperm Aspiration MIL = Mother-In-Law MS = Morning Sickness OD = Ovulatory Dysfunction OHSS = Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome OPK = Ovulation Predictor Kit OV = Ovulated PA = Pelvic Adhesions PCO = Polycystic Ovary Disease PCOS = Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome PCT = Post Coital Test PE = Pre-Eclampsia PG = Pregnant PGD = Prei-implantation Genetic Diagnosis PID = Pelvic Inflammatory Disease PIO = Progesterone In Oil PIP's = Previous Intended Parents PLT = Pre-term Labor PMS = Pre-menstrual Syndrome POAS = Pee On A Stick (home pregnancy test) POF = Premature Ovarian Failure PTL = pre-term labor Prog = Progesterone PUPO = Pregnant Until Proven Otherwise RE = Reproductive Endocrinologist ROFL = Rolling on the floor laughing ROFLMAO = Rolling on the floor laughing my @$$ off RPL = Recurrent Pregnancy Loss SA = Semen Analysis SAHM = Stay at home moms SC = Subcutaneous Injections SCH = SubChorionic Hemorrhage SI = Secondary Infertility SIL = Sister-In-Law SIS = Sister in surrogacy SM = Surrogate Mother SP = Sperm Count STD = Sexually Transmitted Disease Stims = stimulation drugs Stimming = using drugs to stimulate the ovaries TIA = Thanks In Advance TET = Tubal Embryo Transfer THX = Thanks TMI = Too Much Information Totsicle = frozen embryo on ice TS = Traditional Surrogate TSH = Thyroid Stimulating Hormone TTC = Trying to Conceive TX = Treatment UR = Urologist US = Ultra Sound UTI = Urinary Track Infection YIDI = Yes I Did It YW = You're Welcome ZIFT = Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer

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Wow a very informative blogs? LOL.
by the way,I had read an article in the web and a quote says a 99% accurate pregnancy test for a 99 cents?
I have this friend name nikki he think he's was pregnant at age 16 do you think it is safe for her this U-Check pregnancy test? his mom brought her yesterday a pregnancy test at a local drug store.but probably it was an expensive brand of pregnancy tests kit.
I know many pregnancy test kits claim that it can detect results as early as the first day of a missed period.
I just want to get answer.

Need urgent answers.
-Melissa
By jmacdonald123  May 12, 2009
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Thanks your a life saver. I wouldn't have understood half of what people were saying to me otherwise.
By Casssy  Sep 10, 2008
4
Thank you!!! It puzzles me sometimes with the abbreviations!!!!
By norfolkchick  Sep 04, 2008
3
Thanks for the great list:) It is helpful in this journey that someone else understands the lingo:)
By marinabeaner  Sep 02, 2008
2
TMI- to much information
By momofsarah  Aug 31, 2008
1
Super helpful list thanks :D
By EarthlyT  Aug 30, 2008
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