Abbreviations

Are you puzzled by an abbreviation that you saw? Here's a list of some of the most commonly used abbreviations.

2WW Two-week wait
AF Aunt Flo (menstruation)
AFK Away from keyboard
AH Assisted hatching
AI Artificial insemination
AIH Artificial insemination by husband
ART Assisted reproductive technique
BBT Basal body temperature
BCP Birth control pills
BD Baby dance (sex)
BET Blastocyst embryo transfer
BF Boyfriend
BFP Big Fat Positive (Pregnancy test)
BFN Big Fat Negative (Pregnancy test)
BIL Brother-in-law
BRB Be right back
BTDT Been there done that
BTW By the way

CBAVD Congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens
CD Cycle day
CM Cervical mucus
CP Cervical position
CTS Consider the source

D&C Dilation and curettage
DE Donor eggs
DI Donor insemination
DPO Days post-ovulation
DPR Days post-retrieval
DPT Days post-transfer
DD Dear daughter
DH Dear (or darn) husband
DS Dear son
DSD Dear stepdaughter
DSS Dear stepson
DW Dear (or darn) wife

EC Egg collection
EDD Estimated due date
ENDO Endometriosis
EPO Evening primrose oil
ERPC Evacuation of retained products of conception
ET Embryo transfer
EWCM Eggwhite cervical mucus
EP Exclusive Pumping


F/U Follow up
F2F Face-to-face
FAQ Frequently asked question
FIL Father-in-law
FWIW For what it's worth
FER Frozen embryo replacement
FET Frozen embryo transfer
FP Follicular phase
FSH Follicle stimulating hormone

GIFT Gamete intra-fallopian transfer
GF Girlfriend
GMTA Great minds think alike

H/B Heartbeat
HCG Human chorionic gonadotropin
HFEA Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority
HPT Home pregnancy test
HRT Hormone replacement therapy
HSC Hysteroscopy
HSG Hysterosalpinogram
HTH Hope that helps

IUI Intra-uterine insemination
IVF In vitro fertilisation

LAH Laser assisted hatching
LAP Laparoscopy
LH Luteinising hormone
LMP Last menstrual period
LP Luteal phase
LPD Luteal phase defect
MA Miscarriage association
ICSI Intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection
IMO In my opinion
IRL In real life
ISP Internet service provider
ITA I totally agree

J/K Just kidding

LOL Laugh out loud
(m) More

M/C Miscarriage
MESA Microsurgical epididymal sperm aspiration
M/W Midwife
MIL Mother-in-law

NP No problem
NT No text

OIC Oh I see
OMG Oh my gosh
OT Off topic
OTOH On the other hand
OW/OM Other woman/other man
OI Ovulation induction
OV Ovulation
OHSS Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
OPK Ovulation predictor kit


P Pumping
PCO Polycystic ovaries
PCOS Polycystic ovary syndrome
PCT Post-coital test
PESA Percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration
PG Pregnant
PI Primary infertility
PID Pelvic inflammatory disease
PMS Pre-menstrual syndrome
POF Premature ovarian failure

ROFL Rolling on the floor laughing

SA Sperm analysis
SAHD Stay-at-home dad
SAHM Stay-at-home mom
SANDS Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society
S/B Stillbirth
SI Secondary infertility
SIL Sister-in-law
SO Significant other
STBX Soon to be ex

TESA Testicular sperm aspiration
TET Tubal embryo transfer
TIA Thanks in advance
TMI Too much information
TPTB The powers that be
TTC Trying to conceive
TTFN Ta ta for now
TTYL Talk to you later
TY Thank you

URL Web page address
U/S Ultrasound

W/B Welcome back
W/O Without
WAHD Work-at-home dad
WAHM Work-at-home mom
WOHM Work-out-of-home mom
WTG Way to go
WYSIWYG What you see is what you get

YW You're welcome

ZIFT Zygote intra-fallopian transfer