Infertility Abbreviations

 

AF
Aunt Flo (Menstrual Bleeding)
 
AH
Assisted Hatching  
ART
Assisted Reproductive Technology  
BBT
Basal Body Temperature  
BCP
Birth Control Pills  
BMS Baby Making Sex  
CCCT Clomiphene Citrate Challenge Test  
CD Cycle Day  
CM Cervical Mucus  
CMV Cytomegalovirus  
D&C Dilatation & Curettage  
DES Diethylstilbestrol (a synthetic estrogen)  
DH Dear Husband  
DI Donor Insemination  
DPO Days Post-ovulation  
DPT Days Post-transfer  
Dx Diagnosis  
E2 Estradiol  
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions  
 
FET
Frozen Embryo Transfer  
GIFT
Gamete Intrafallopian Tube Transfer  
HPT
Home Pregnancy Test  
HSG
Hysterosalpingogram  
ICSI
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection  
IUI
Intrauterine Insemination  
IVF In Vitro Fertilization  
LPD Luteal Phase Defect  
LOL Lots of Luck or Laughing Out Loud  
M/C Miscarriage  
M/S Morning Sickness  
OHSS Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome  
OPK Ovulation Predictor Kit  
PCT Post-coital Test  
PCO Polycystic Ovaries  
PID Pelvic Inflammatory Disease  
PG Pregnant  
PMS Pre-menstrual Syndrome  
RE Reproductive Endocrinologist  
Rx Prescription  
SA Semen Analysis  
SO Significant Other  
STD Sexually Transmitted Disease  
TTC Trying to Conceive  
Tx Treatment  
U/S Ultrasound  
UTI Urinary Tract Infection  

 


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