Infertility Loves Acronyms
2WW: Two week wait
AF: Aunt Flo, After Flo, Period, or Menstrual Cycle
AMH: Anti-mullerian Hormone (egg reserve)
ART: Assisted reproductive technology (e.g., in vitro fertilization)
ASRM: American Society for Reproductive Medicine
BBT: Basal Body Temperature
BCP: Birth Control Pills
BD: Baby Dance (sex)
Beta: HcG pregnancy test
BFN: Big Fat Negative
BFP: Big Fat Positive
CB: Cycle Buddy
CD: Cycle Day
DE: Donor Eggs
DH: Dear Husband
DOR: Diminished Ovarian Reserve
DPO: Days Post-Ovulation
DPR: Days Post-Retrieval
DPT: Days Post-Transfer
DW: Dear Wife
Dx: Diagnosis
E2: Estradiol
EPT: Early Pregnancy Test
ER: Egg Retrieval
ET: Embryo Transfer
EWCM: Egg White Cervical Mucus
FET: Frozen Embryo Transfer
FF: Fertility Friend
FHR: Fetal Heart Rate
Frostie: Frozen Embryo
FSH: Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
HcG: Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hormone detected by pregnancy tests)
HPT: Home Pregnancy Test
HSG: Hysterosalpingogram
ICSI: Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (“forced fertilization”)
IF: Infertility
IR: Insulin Resistant
IVC: INVOCELL (intervaginal culture device)
IVF: In Vitro Fertilization
IUI: Intrauterine Insemination
LAP: Laparoscopy
LH: Luteinizing Hormone
LMP: Last Menstrual Period (start date)
LSP: Low Sperm Count
MC, m/c, misc.: Miscarriage
MF: Male factor
O, OV: Ovulation
OB, OB/GYN: Obstetrician/Gynecologist
OC: Oral Contraceptives
OPK/OPT: Ovulation Predictor Kit, Ovulation Predictor Test
OTC: Over the Counter
P4: Progesterone
PASP: Pregnant And Staying Pregnant
PCOS: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PG: Pregnant
PGD/PGS: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis,/Preimplantation Genetic Screening
PI: Primary Infertility
PID: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
POAS: Pee on a Stick
POF: Premature Ovarian Failure
PRL: Prolactin
PUPO: Pregnant Until Proven Otherwise
RE: Reproductive Endocrinologist
RPL: Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
SA: Semen Analysis
SI: Secondary Infertility
TESE: Testicular Sperm Extraction
TFMR: Termination for Medical Reasons
TL/TR: Tubal Ligation, Tubal Reversal
TTC: Trying To Conceive
TX: Treatment
US: Ultrasound
V/VR: Vasectomy, Vasectomy Reversal