A Beautiful Woman Passes AwayHere 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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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