Common Infertility Acronyms:
- 2WW: Two week wait
- AF: Aunt Flo, After Flo, Period, or Menstrual Cycle
- ART: Assisted reproductive technology (e.g., in vitro fertilization)
- AMH: anti-Müllerian hormone (predictor of a woman’s ovarian reserve)
- BBT: Basal Body Temperature
- BCP: Birth Control Pills
- Beta: HcG pregnancy test
- BFN: Big Fat Negative
- BFP: Big Fat Positive
- CB: Cycle Buddy
- CD: Cycle Day
- DE: Donor Eggs
- DH: Dear Husband
- DI: Donor Husband
- DOR: Diminished Ovarian Reserve
- DPO: Days Post-Ovulation
- DPR: Days Post-Retrieval
- DPT: Days Post-Transfer
- DW: Dear Wife
- Dx: Diagnosis
- ENDO: Endometriosis
- EPT: Early Pregnancy Test
- ER: Egg Retrieval
- ET: Embryo Transfer
- FET: Frozen Embryo Transfer
- FF: Fertility Friend
- FHR: Fetal Heart Rate
- Frostie: Frozen Embryo
- FSH: Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
- FTTA: Fertile Thoughts to All
- HcG: Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hormone detected by pregnancy tests)
- HPT: Home Pregnancy Test
- HSG: Hysterosalpingogram
- HX: History
- ICSI: Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
- IF: Infertility
- IR: Insulin Resistant
- IVF: In Vitro Fertilization
- IUI: Intrauterine Insemination
- LAP: Laparoscopy
- LH: Luteinizing Hormone
- LMP: Last Menstrual Period (start date)
- LSP: Low Sperm Count
- MAI: Miscarriage after Infertility
- 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
- PCOS: Polycistic Ovarian Syndrome
- PG: Pregnant
- PGD/PGS: Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis, Pre-implantation Genetic Screening
- PI: Primary Infertility
- PID: Pelvic Inflamatory Disease
- POAS: Pee on a Stick
- POF: Premature Ovarian Failure
- RE: Reproductive Endocrinologist
- RPL: Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
- SA: Semen Analysis
- SART: Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology
- SI: Secondary Infertility
- STD: Sexually Transmitted Disease
- TL/TR: Tubal Ligation, Tubal Reversal
- TTC: Trying To Conceive
- TTCAR: Trying to Conceive After Reversal
- TX: Treatment
- US: Ultrasound
- V/VR: Vasectomy, Vasectomy Reversal
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