Had a question...now laughing!!

[maryheather]

I have been coming to this forum for about a month, and consider myself to be an intelligent, informed woman.  For this entire time, I was trying to logically figure out what AF stood for...I went through every scientific name for the menstrual cycle, and nothing came up.  Then I read a post today and saw that it means "Aunt Flo".  Just thought you all should know I'm laughing so hard at myself...and maybe someone could post a "forum dictionary" for all of the abbreviations you use.  I've figured them out now, but maybe there are others that haven't yet!!!!!  LOL--MH

[JoAnnaRF]

I did the EXACT same thing after a month I finally broke down and asked the ladies for definitions. I felt really stupid because I just could NOT figure out some of them. Then when I heard what they were it was like, ok, I'm not dumb, it's just like a totally knew language. So that means I'm just old! LOL
--JoAnna (age 35) LOL

[IWantToBeAMom]

This is more than you ever wanted to know:

2WW 2 Week Wait
ACA Anti-Cardiolipin Antibodies
ACTH Adrenal Corticotropic Hormone
AF Aunt Flo (Menstruation)
AFNW Aunt Flo Not Wanted
AH Assisted Hatching
AZH Assisted Hatching
AI Artificial Insemination
ANA Anti-Nuclear Antibodies
APA Anti-Phospholipid Antibodies
APTT Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time
ART Assisted Reproductive Technology
ASA Anti-Sperm Antibody
ASRM American Society of Reproductive Medicine
ATA Anti-Thyroid Antibody
AVA Anti-Ovarian Antibody
BBT Basal Body Temperature
BD Baby Dancing (Making Love, Having Sex)
BCP Birth Control Pills
BMS Baby-Making Sex
BFN Big Fat Negative
BFP Big Fat Positive
CAH Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
CASA Computer-Assisted Semen Analysis
CCCT Clomiphene Citrate Challenge Test (Clomid Challenge)
CB Cycle Buddy
CC Clomiphene Citrate or Clomid Cycle
CD Cycle Day
CF Cervical Fluid
CM Cervical Mucus
CMV Cytomegalovirus
CNM Certified Nurse Midwife
CVS Chorionic Villae Sampling
D&C Dilation & Curettage
D&E Dilation & Evacuation
DD Dear Daughter
DE Donor Eggs
DES Diethylstilbestrol (A Synthetic Estrogen)
DI Donor Insemination
DIPI Direct Intra-peritoneal Insemination
DH Dear Husband
DOST Direct Oocyte-Sperm Transfer
DPO Days Post-ovulation
DS Dear Son
Dx Diagnosis
E2 Estradiol
EB Endometrial Biopsy
EMB Endometrial Biopsy
Endo Endometriosis
EPT Early Pregnancy Test
ET Embryo Transfer
ETF Embryo Toxic Factor
ETA Embryo Toxicity Assay
EW Egg White Consistency (Related to CM)
FET Frozen Embryo Transfer
FSH Follicle Stimulating Hormone
FTTA Fertile Thoughts To All
GIFT Gamete Intra-fallopian Transfer
GnRH Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
GP General Practitioner
HCG Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
HEPA Hamster Egg Penetration Assay
HMG Human Menopausal Gonadotropin
HPT Home Pregnancy Test
HRT Hormone Replacement Therapy
HSG Hysterosalpingogram
HX History
IBT Immunobead Binding Test
ICI Intra-Cervical Insemination
ICSI Intra-cytoplasmic Sperm Injection
IF Infertility
IM Intra-Muscular (Injections)
IOR Immature Oocyte Retrieval
ITI Intra-tubal Insemination
IUGR Intra-uterine Growth Retardation
IUI Intra-uterine Insemination
IVF In Vitro Fertilization
IVIg Intravenous Immunoglobulin
LAD Leukocyte Antibody Detection Assay
LAP Laparoscopy
LH Luteinizing Hormone
LIT Leukocyte Immunization Therapy
LMP Last Menstrual Period (start date)
LO Love Olympics (Love Making)
LPD Luteal Phase Defect
LUF Luteinized Unruptured Follicle
MC, Miscarriage
m/c Miscarriage
misc. Miscarriage
MESA Microsurgical Epididymal Sperm Aspiration
NEST Non-Surgical Embryonic Selective Thinning
NK Natural Killer Cells (CD56+)
NORIF Non-Stimulated Oocyte Retrieval In (Office) Fertilization
NP Nurse Practitioner
NSA Non-Surgical Sperm Aspiration
OB/GYN Obstetrician/Gynecologist
OPK Ovulation Predictor Kit
PCO Polycystic Ovary Disease
PCOD Polycystic Ovary Disease
PCOS Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PCT Post Coital Test
PESA Percutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration
PG Pregnant
PI Primary Infertility
PID Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
PLI Paternal Leukocyte Immunization
PMS Pre-menstrual Syndrome
POF Premature Ovarian Failure
PROM Premature Rupture of Membranes
RE Reproductive Endocrinologist
R-hFSH Recombinant Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone
RI Reproductive Immunologist
RIP Reproductive Immunophynotype
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
RPL Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
RSA Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion
Rx Prescription
SPA Sperm Penetration Assay
SA Semen Analysis
SART Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology
SCORIF Stimulated Cycle Oocyte Retrieval In (Office) Fertilization
SI Secondary Infertility
SLE Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
SPA Sperm Penetration Assay
STD Sexually Transmitted Disease
SUZI Sub-Zonal Insertion
TeBG Testosterone-estradiol-binding Globulin
TESA Testicular Sperm Aspiration
TESE Testicular Sperm Extraction
TET Tubal Embryo Transfer
TORCH Toxoplasmosis, Other, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus and Herpes test
TRH Thyroid-releasing Hormone
TSH Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
TTC Trying To Conceive
TUFT Trans-Uterine Fallopian Transfer
Tx Treatment
US Ultrasound
u/s Ultrasound
UTI Urinary Tract Infection
WBC White Blood Cells
ZIFT Zygote Intra-Fallopian Transfer

[qw]

Bfp -Big fat positive hpt
Hpt- home pregnancy test
hth- hope this helps

[lisapep]

ok what is BFP? that is the one that has stumped me ...

ha ha!

[maryheather]

thank you all so much!!!  I have been really cracking up over all the abbreviations---
Have a great day!

[luv_babies]

Here are all the ones I can think of...
DH darling/dear husband
DD darling/dear daughter
DS darling/dear son
BD Baby dance
CM cerviacl mucus
EWCM egg white cervical mucus
CD cycle day
TTC trying to conceive
M/C miscarriage
BBT basal body temp
OPK ovulation predictor kit
I'm sure someone will add the ones I forgot!!
I had to ask what stuff meant too! :)