“Use Your Words”

I always hear moms say that to their kids.  I hope that someday, I understand what it means.  J  Anyway, one thing that I’m always doing when I’m researching this IVF stuff is asking Mr. Google what certain abbreviations mean.  If you ever find that you don’t know one, I found this pretty comprehensive list that would have really helped me out.  Obviously, it doesn’t have everything, but it’s a start.  If you know of any others, add them in the comments.

http://www.ivf.ca/acronym.htm

2WW	Two week wait
16dp3dt	16 days past 3 day transfer
ACA	Anticardiolipin Antibodies
AF	Aunt Flo = period arriving / bleeding starting
AH	Assisted Hatching
AHR	Assisted Human Reproduction
ANA	Antinuclear Antibodies
ART	Assisted Reproductive Technologies
BBT	Basal Body Temperature
BCP	Birth Control Pill
Beta	hCG level blood test
BFP/BFN	Big Fat Positive/Negative
BMI	Body Mass Index
COH	Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation
CD	Cycle Day
DH/DW/DS/DD	Dear Husband/Wife/Son/Daughter
Dx	Diagnosis
ED	Egg Donor
EDD	Estimated Due Date
ER/ET	Embryo Retrieval/Transfer
FSH	Follical Stimulating Hormone
FET	Frozen Embryo Transfer
GIFT	Gamete intra-fallopian tube transfer
GS	Gestational Surrogate
hCG	Human Chorionic Gonadfotropin
HPT	Home Pregnancy Test
ICSI	Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection
IP	Intended Parent
IUI	Intra-Uterine Insemination
IVF	In Vitro Fertilization
IVIg	Intra-venous immunoglobulin therapy
IVM	In Vitro Maturation
LAP	Laproscopy
LMP	Last Menstrual Period
LH	Luteinizing Hormone
LP	Luteal Phase
LPD	Luteal Phase Defect
MF	Male Factor
NK (Cells)	Natural Killer Cells
OHSS	Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
PCO	Polycystic Ovarian Disease
PCOS	Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PCP	Primary Care Physician
PGD	Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
PID	Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
POAS	Pee on a stick - home pregnancy test
POF	Premature Ovarian Failure
PUPO	Pregnant Until Proven Otherwise
RE	Reproductive Endocrinologist
Rx	Prescription
SM	Surrogate Mom
TCM	Traditional Chinese Medicine
TDI	Therapeutic Donor Insemination
TET	Tubal Embryo Transfer
TR	Tubal Reversal
TS	Traditional Surrogate
TSH	Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
TTC	Trying To Conceive
UR	Urologist
ZIFT	Zygote intra-fallopian tube transfer