| 2WW: 2-Week Wait AF: Aunt Flo -Your menstrual period AI: Artificial Insemination ART: Assisted Reproductive Technology AZH: Assisted Hatching BBT: Basal Body Temperature BCP: Birth Control Pills BETA: Blood test for Pregnancy BFP: Big Fat Positive (a positive pregnancy test) BFN: Big Fat Negative (a negative pregnancy test) CB: Cycle Buddy CCCT: Clomiphene Citrate Challenge Test (Clomid Challenge) CD: Cycle day, The first day of your period is cycle day 1 CF: Cervical Fluid CM: Cervical Mucus CNM: Certified Nurse Midwife CVS: Chorionic Villus Sampling D&C: Dilation & Curettage D&E: Dilation & Evacuation DE: Donor Egg DH: Dear Husband DPO: Days Post Ovulation DPR: Days Post-Retrieval DP3DT: Days Post 3-Day Transfer DP5DT: Days Post 5-Day Transfer DPT: Days Post Transfer E2: Estrodial ED: Egg donor/donation EDD: Estimated Due Date ELV: Easy Labor Vibes FET: Frozen Embryo Transfer FIF: Former Intended Father FIM: Former Intended Mother FIP: Former Intended Parents FSH: Follicle Stimulating Hormone GC: Gestational Carrier GD: Gestational Diabetes GIFT: Gamete Intra-fallopian Transfer |
GS: Gestational Surrogate GTT: Glucose Tolerance Test hCG, HCG: Human Chorionic Gonadotropin HPT: Home Pregnancy Test HSC: Hysteroscopy HSG: Hysterosalpingogram ICI: Intra-cervical Insemination ICSI: Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection IF: Intended Father IM: Intended Mother Insems: Artificial Inseminations IP: Intended Parent/Parents ITI: Intra-tubal Insemination IVF: In Vitro Fertilization IUI: Intrauterine Insemination LH: Luteinizing Hormone LMP: Last Menstrual Period (start date) LP: Luteal Phase M/C: Miscarriage MFI: Male Factor Infertility O: Ovulation OB: Obstetrician OB/GYN: Obstetrician/Gynecologist OPK: Ovulation Predictor Kit OPT: Ovulation Predictor Test PCOS: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome PCOD: Polycystic Ovarian Disease PG: Pregnant PIO: Progesterone in Oil PIP: Potential Intended Parent PIF: Potential Intended Father PIM: Potential Intended Mother PMS: Pre-menstrual Syndrome RE: Reproductive Endocrinologist Rx: Prescription ER: Retrieval (Egg) SA: Sperm/Semen Analysis SM: Surrogate Mother STD: Sexually Transmitted Disease TS: Traditional Surrogate TTC: Trying To Conceive |
