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new to site and need help with all the abbreviations
Ok so I am new to site and need some help....All these abbreviations! could someone please list some examples i can refer back to for help!
Heres some i found on a website for ya!
TTC: trying to conceive is among the most common abbreviations found on forums for women trying to become pregnant.
2WW is the two-week waiting period between ovulation and monthly period.
AF stands for “Aunt Flo”, a euphemism for your period.
AI is for artificial insemination.
ART is assisted reproductive technology.
BBT is the morning basal body temperature used to detect ovulation.
BD is the “baby dance”, euphemism for intercourse. Some also use BMS for baby making sex.
BFN is a big fat negative pregnancy test result.
BFP is a big fat positive pregnancy test result.
CD is the cycle day.
Dpo stands for days post ovulation, which also may be referred to as LP (luteal phase).
Endo is endometriosis, a condition in which tissues from the uterus are located in other areas of the body.
HCG Human chorionic gonadotropin is the hormone used to detect pregnancy in tests.
FSH stands for the follicle-stimulating hormone that is developed in the pituitary gland and is used to help eggs reach maturation.
FMU is the first morning urine typically used for the most accurate pregnancy test results.
HPT stands for home pregnancy test.
HSG is for Hysterosalpingogram, an x-ray of the fallopian tubes and the uterus.
ICSI stands for intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection, an infertility treatment.
IF is infertility.
INCIID stands for the International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination.
IUI is intrauterine insemination, commonly known as artificial insemination.
IVF is in-vitro fertilization in which a fertilized egg is put into the uterus.
LAP stands for laparoscopic surgery, a possible treatment for endometriosis (endo).
LMP is the last menstrual period.
LPD stands for a luteal phase defect that can interfere with conception.
LH is the luteinizing hormone that may determine a cause for infertility.
M/C is for miscarriage.
O is used for ovulation.
OPK is an ovulation predictor kit.
PCO and PCOS stand for polycystic ovarian syndrome, a condition that may interfere with fertility.
PCT is a post coital test that evaluates mucus to see if there was good environment for conception.
POAS pee on a stick and PIAC pee in a cup are common approaches for home pregnancy tests (HPT).
PID is for pelvic inflammatory disease, a serious condition that may lead to infertility.
RE is a reproductive endocrinologist, an infertility specialist.
SA is a semen analysis used to determine if the man is infertile.
SHOW stands for soft, high, open, wet, a description of the cervix when it is at its peak of fertility.
TCOYF stands for Taking Charge Of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler. Women trying to conceive also call the publicat
TTC: trying to conceive is among the most common abbreviations found on forums for women trying to become pregnant.
2WW is the two-week waiting period between ovulation and monthly period.
AF stands for “Aunt Flo”, a euphemism for your period.
AI is for artificial insemination.
ART is assisted reproductive technology.
BBT is the morning basal body temperature used to detect ovulation.
BD is the “baby dance”, euphemism for intercourse. Some also use BMS for baby making sex.
BFN is a big fat negative pregnancy test result.
BFP is a big fat positive pregnancy test result.
CD is the cycle day.
Dpo stands for days post ovulation, which also may be referred to as LP (luteal phase).
Endo is endometriosis, a condition in which tissues from the uterus are located in other areas of the body.
HCG Human chorionic gonadotropin is the hormone used to detect pregnancy in tests.
FSH stands for the follicle-stimulating hormone that is developed in the pituitary gland and is used to help eggs reach maturation.
FMU is the first morning urine typically used for the most accurate pregnancy test results.
HPT stands for home pregnancy test.
HSG is for Hysterosalpingogram, an x-ray of the fallopian tubes and the uterus.
ICSI stands for intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection, an infertility treatment.
IF is infertility.
INCIID stands for the International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination.
IUI is intrauterine insemination, commonly known as artificial insemination.
IVF is in-vitro fertilization in which a fertilized egg is put into the uterus.
LAP stands for laparoscopic surgery, a possible treatment for endometriosis (endo).
LMP is the last menstrual period.
LPD stands for a luteal phase defect that can interfere with conception.
LH is the luteinizing hormone that may determine a cause for infertility.
M/C is for miscarriage.
O is used for ovulation.
OPK is an ovulation predictor kit.
PCO and PCOS stand for polycystic ovarian syndrome, a condition that may interfere with fertility.
PCT is a post coital test that evaluates mucus to see if there was good environment for conception.
POAS pee on a stick and PIAC pee in a cup are common approaches for home pregnancy tests (HPT).
PID is for pelvic inflammatory disease, a serious condition that may lead to infertility.
RE is a reproductive endocrinologist, an infertility specialist.
SA is a semen analysis used to determine if the man is infertile.
SHOW stands for soft, high, open, wet, a description of the cervix when it is at its peak of fertility.
TCOYF stands for Taking Charge Of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler. Women trying to conceive also call the publicat
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