Infertility Support Group
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Hi Girls
I'm not very familiar with all the abbreviations you ladies use. Not to sure if its because i'm English and not familiar with American terms of i'm just being a bit stupid. From everyones entries i've kind worked out that BFP means your pregnant but if anyone could give a little summary of what a lot of your abbreviations mean it would help a lot. For Example AF?
I'm not very familiar with all the abbreviations you ladies use. Not to sure if its because i'm English and not familiar with American terms of i'm just being a bit stupid. From everyones entries i've kind worked out that BFP means your pregnant but if anyone could give a little summary of what a lot of your abbreviations mean it would help a lot. For Example AF?
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cm: cervical mucus
bfp: big fat positive
er: egg retrieval
et: egg transfer
mil: mother in law
ds: dear son
dd: dear daughter
poas: pee on a stick
hpt: home pregnancy test
opk: ovulation predictor kit
bbt: body basal temp
tha'ts all I can think of right now, but I hope this helps!
AF Aunt Flo (Menstruation)
AFNW Aunt Flo Not Wanted
AH Assisted Hatching
AI Artificial Insemination
ANA Anti-Nuclear Antibodies
ART Assisted Reproductive Technology
BBT Basal Body Temperature
BD Baby Dancing (Making Love, Having Sex)
BCP Birth Control Pills
BFN Big Fat Negative (negative HPT or blood test)
BFP Big Fat Positive (positive HPT or blood test)
CCCT Clomiphene Citrate Challenge Test (Clomid Challenge)
CB Cycle Buddy
CD Cycle Day
CF Cervical Fluid
CM Cervical Mucus
D&C Dilation & Curettage
DD Dear Daughter
DE Donor Eggs
DI Donor Insemination
DH Dear Husband
DPO Days Post-ovulation
DS Dear Son
Dx Diagnosis
E2 Estradiol
EB Endometrial Biopsy
Endo Endometriosis
EPT Early Pregnancy Test
ET Embryo Transfer
EWCM Egg White Cervical Mucous
FET Frozen Embryo Transfer
FSH Follicle Stimulating Hormone
GP General Practitioner
HCG Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
HPT Home Pregnancy Test
HSG Hysterosalpingogram
HX History
IF Infertility
IUI Intra-uterine Insemination
IVF In Vitro Fertilization
LAP Laparoscopy
LH Luteinizing Hormone
m/c Miscarriage
NP Nurse Practitioner
OB/GYN Obstetrician/Gynecologist
OPK Ovulation Predictor Kit
PCOS Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PG Pregnant
PI Primary Infertility
RE Reproductive Endocrinologist
Rx Prescription
SA Semen Analysis
SI Secondary Infertility
TMI Too Much Information
TTC Trying To Conceive
Tx Treatment
u/s Ultrasound