Saturday, April 26, 2008

Some Acronyms I Use

2WW - Two-week wait until time to take pregnancy test (approximately 14 days after ovulation)

b
BC - Birth Control
BCP - Birth Control Pills
BBT - Basal Body Temperature
BF or BF'ing - Breastfeeding
BFN - Big Fat Negative (home pregnancy test result)
BFP - Big Fat Positive (home pregnancy test result)
BIL - Brother-in-Law
BW or B/W - Blood Work

c
CD - Cycle day
CF - Cervical fluid
CM - Cervical Mucus

d
DH - Dear/Darling Husband
DPO - Days past ovulation

e
EDD - Estimated Due Date
EWCM - Egg White Cervical Mucus

f
FMU - First morning urine
FP - Follicular Phase
FSH - Follicle Stimulating Hormone

h
HCG - Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
HPT - Home Pregnancy Test
HSG - Hysterosalpingogram

i
IF - Infertility
IUI - Intra-uterine Insemination
IVF - In Vitro Fertilization

l
LH - Luteinizing Hormone
LMP - Last Menstrual Period
LP - Luteal phase

m
MFI - male factor infertility

o
O - Ovulation
OB - Obstetrician
OB/GYN - Obstetrician/Gynecologist
OPK - Ovulation Predictor Kit

p
PCOS (POS) - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PG - Pregnancy or Pregnant
PIAC - Pee In A cup
PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome
PNV - Prenatal vitamin
POAS - Pee On A Stick

r
RE - Reproductive Endocrinologist

s
SA - Sperm/semen analysis
SAHM - stay at home mom
SIL 0 sister-in-law

t
TMI - To Much Information
TSH - Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
TTC - Trying To Conceive

u
u/s - Ultrasound

0 comments:

Popularity Contest