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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