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2ww: "2 week wait" and is the time from ovulation to the next expected period. It is usually used to refer to waiting to see if a period has been missed and thus, pregnancy has been achieved.
ABC: Artificial Birth Control - A distinction between using barriers or hormones over using charting/fertility awareness.
ACA: Anti-Cardiolipin Antibodies.
ACTH: Adrenal Corticotropic Hormone.
AF: Aunt Flo - Your menstrual period.
AFNW-date: Aunt Flo Not Wanted and date of your expected but not wanted next period.
AFP: Alpha-Fetoprotein Test.
AH, AZH: Assisted Hatching.
AI: Artificial Insemination.
ANA: Anti-Nuclear Antibodies.
APA: Anti-Phospholipid Antibodies.
APTT: Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time.
ART: Assisted Reproductive Technology.
ASA: Anti-Sperm Antibody.
ASRM: American Society of Reproductive Medicine.
ATA: Anti-thyroid Antibody.
AVA: Anti-Ovarian Antibody.
B/F: Breastfeeding or Breastfeed.
BD: Baby Dancing - Having sex.
BB: Bulletin Board.
BBs: Breasts, boobs.
BBT: Basal Body Temperature - Your temperature taken first thing in the morning before any activity and after at least three hours of uninterrupted sleep.
BCP: Birth Control Pills.
BFN: BIG FAT NEGATIVE.
BFP: BIG FAT POSITIVE.
BG: Buddy Group.
BH: Braxton Hicks Contractions.
BIL: Brother-In-Law.
BMS: Baby-Making Sex.
BO: Blighted Ovum.
BTW: By the way.
CAH: Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia.
CASA: Computer-Assisted Semen Analysis.
CB: Cycle Buddy.
CBE: ClearBlue Easy.
CD: Cycle day - The first day of your period is cycle day 1.
CF: Cervical Fluid. This is the same as CM, but uses terminology recommended by Toni Weschler, author of Taking Charge of Your Fertility, in order to make fertility awareness more appealing to the masses.
CL: Coverline. A line drawn 0.1° F / 0.05° C above the highest of the previous six temperatures on a fertility chart. When three successive temperatures are above this line, a thermal shift is identified and there's a good chance that ovulation has already occurred.
CM: Cervical Mucus changes throughout the cycle, becoming of a thinner, clearer consistency as ovulation approaches. It is most easily found when you are using the restroom and wipe with white toilet paper. You probably notice CM on the toilet paper. A very good time to check is after a bowel movement, because that action pushes CM to the vaginal opening. The rubbery, gummy type usually precedes EWCM (see below). Place the mucus between two fingers, and separate the fingers to detect how stretchy and fertile your CM is becoming. Some women who do not have noticeable CM do "reach for it," meaning they insert two fingers into the vagina to detect CM at the cervical opening.
CMV: Cytomegalovirus.
CNM: Certified Nurse Midwife.
CP: Cervical Position - Position cervix is in during the cycle. When infertile, the cervix is low and opening is closed but when fertile, the cervix rises higher and becomes more open to allow the sperm to enter. Taking Charge of Your Fertility uses the acronym "SHOW" to remember this: "S": soft in texture, "H": high in position, "O": open at the cervix, "W": wet with cervical fluid at the cervix.
CVS: Chorionic Villae Sampling.
D&C: Dilation & Curettage.
D&E: Dilation & Evacuation.
DB: Dear or Darling Boyfriend.
DD: Dear Daughter.
DE: Donor Eggs.
DES: Diethylstilbestrol (A Synthetic Estrogen).
DF: Dear Fiancé.
DH: Dear Husband (sometimes Designated Hitter, as in sperm donor).
DI: Donor Insemination.
DIPI: Direct Intra-Peritoneal Insemination.
DN: Dear Neice or Nephew.
DOST: Direct Oocyte-Sperm Transfer.
DP: Dear Partner.
DPIUI: Days past IUI.
DPO: Days Past Ovulation - the number of days it has been since you ovulated. Typically, implantation occurs 7-10 DPO, and pregnancy tests are not accurate until about 12 DPO. For this reason, you will see people discussing how many DPO they are.
DR APT: Doctor's Appointment.
DS: Dear Son.
DSD: Dear Step-Daughter.
DSS: Dear Step-Son.
DTD: Do The Deed or Did The Deed.
DW: Dear Wife.
Dx: Diagnosis.
E2: Estradiol.
EB, EMB: Endometrial Biopsy.
EDD: Estimated date of delivery (due date).
EFR/FRER/FRE: First Response Early Results Pregnancy Test.
ELV: Easy Labor Vibes.
Endo: Endometriosis.
EPO: Evening Primrose Oil.
EPT: Early Pregnancy Test (sometimes specifically ept Pregnancy Test).
ET: Embryo Transfer.
ETA: Embryo Toxicity Assay.
ETF: Embryo Toxic Factor.
EWCM: Egg White Cervical Mucus - The most fertile type of cervical fluid a women produces. It typically resembles raw egg white and tends to be clear, slippery & stretchy. It usually appears in the 2 to 3 days preceding ovulation. It tends to disappear just after ovulation.
FAM: Fertility Awareness Method. Method for pregnancy avoidance or acheivement as outlined in Toni Weschler's book, Taking Charge of Your Fertility.
FET: Frozen Embryo Transfer.
FIL: Father-In-Law.
FMU: First morning urine. Urine with the highest concentration of HCG, and so most likely to show positive on a HPT.
FP: Follicular Phase - The first half of your cycle from the first day of your period to ovulation; it is the variable time of the cycle.
FSH: Follicle Stimulating Hormone.
FTTA: Fertile Thought to All.
FWIW: For what it's worth.
GFJ: Grapefruit juice.
GIFT: Gamete Intra-fallopian Transfer.
GnRH: Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone.
GP: General Practitioner.
GTC: Going To Conceive.
H&H 9 Months: Happy and Healthy 9 Months (pregnancy congratulations).
HCG: Human chorionic gonadotropin, the hormone that pregnancy tests detect.
HCT: Hematocrit.
HEPA: Hamster Egg Penetration Assay.
HGB: Hemoglobin.
HMG: Human Menopausal Gonadotropin.
HPT: Home Pregnancy Test.
HRT: Hormone Replacement Therapy.
HSG: Hysterosalpingogram.
HTH: Hope that helps.
Hx: History.
IBT: Immunobead Binding Test.
ICI: Intra-Cervical Insemination.
ICSI: Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection.
IF: Infertility.
IM: Intra-Muscular (Injections). (Sometimes Instant Message, depending on the context.)
IOR: Immature Oocyte Retrieval.
IRL: In real life (as in "not on the Internet").
ITA: I totally agree.
ITI: Intra-Tubal Insemination.
IUGR: Intra-Uterine Growth Retardation.
IUI: Intrauterine Insemination.
IVF: In-vitro fertilization.
IVIg: Intravenous Immunoglobin.
KWIM: Know what I mean?
KWYM: I know what you mean.
LAD: Leukocyte Antibody Detection Assay OR Lame Assed Ditto, depending upon the context.
LAP: Laparoscopy.
LEEP: Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (for cervical dysplasia).
LH: Luteinizing Hormone.
LIT: Leukocyte Immunization Therapy.
LMAO: Laughing My Bottom Off.
LMP: Last Menstrual Period. (Start Date)
LO: Love Olympics (Intercourse)
LOL: Usually "Laughing out loud", sometimes "Lots Of Love" depending upon the context.
LP: Luteal Phase - The second half of your cycle from ovulation to the day before your period starts. It is the "constant" part of the cycle, being 13-14 days in most women, although anything from 10-16 days is considered satisfactory for achieving pregnancy (10 days is borderline, see LPD below). If your cycles are irregular, it is typically the follicular phase which varies. Given the same LP length, it is also the follicular phase which differentiates a women with a 28 day cycle from a women with a 31 day cycle (or any differing cycle lengths, for that matter).
LPD: Luteal Phase Defect - This exists when the second half of your cycle is too short for implantation to be successful (many doctors consider anything less then 10 days to be too short for implantation). This is usually caused by low progesterone and can be detected by doing a progesterone test or an endometrial biopsy. You can also detect it by continuing to take your temperature after ovulation. If you have fewer than 10 temperatures above the pre-ovulatory high temperatures, then you may have a LPD. Also, if your period arrives within 10 days of ovulation, you may have a LPD.
LUF: Luteinized Unruptured Follicle.
LUFS: Luteinized Unruptured Follicle Syndrome.
M/S: Morning sickness.
MC, m/c: Miscarriage.
MESA: Microsurgical Epididymal Sperm Aspiration.
MIL: Mother-In-Law.
MW: Midwife.
NEST: Non-surgical Embryonic Selective Thinning.
NFP: Natural Family Planning.
NK: Natural Killer Cells (CD56+).
NORIF: Non-Stimulated Oocyte Retrieval In (office) Fertilization.
NP: Nurse Practitioner.
NSA: Non-Surgical Sperm Aspiration.
NST: Non-Stress Test.
O: Ovulation.
OB/GYN: Obstetrician/Gynecologist.
OHSS: Ovarian Hyper Stimulation Syndrome - A severe over stimulation of the ovaries. It usually occurs after someone has taken fertility medications, especially in the higher doses.
OMT: One more thing.
OPK: Ovulation Predictor Kit.
OPT: Ovulation Predictor Test.
PCOS: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome - a condition which may include having cysts on your ovaries, but always makes achieving pregnancy more difficult. See http://www.pcosupport.org for more information.
PCOD: Polycystic Ovarian Disease (also PCO) - same as PCOS.
PCT: Post-Coital Test.
PESA: Percutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration.
PG: Pregnant.
PI: Primary Infertility.
PID: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.
PLI: Paternal Leukocyte Immunization.
PM: Private Message - to send someone a message privately, typically using a standard feature of a message board. This type of messaging allows message board users to communicate privately with one another without exchanging e-mail addresses, preserving anonymity. (This feature is found on the TCOYF Fertility Forum.)
PMS: Premenstrual Syndrome.
POAS: Urinate on a Stick (use a home pregnancy test.)
POF: Premature Ovarian Failure.
PROM: Premature Rupture of Membranes.
PTL: Pre-term labor
R-hFSH: Recombinant Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone.
RBC: Red Blood Cell.
RE: Reproductive Endocrinologist.
RI: Reproductive Immunologist.
RIP: Reproductive Immunophynotype.
Robi: Robitussin.
ROFL: Rolling on the floor laughing.
ROS: Reactive Oxygen Species.
RPL: Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.
RRLT: Red Raspberry Leaf Tea.
RSA: Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion.
Rx: Prescription.
SA: Sperm/Semen Analysis.
SAAF: Stay away Aunt Flo.
SAHD: Stay at home dad.
SAHM: Stay at home mom.
SAHW: Stay at home wife.
SART: Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology.
SCORIF: Stimulated Cycle Oocyte Retrieval In (office) Fertilization.
SHOW: Position/condition of cervix during ovulation. Soft High Open Wet.
SI: Secondary Infertility.
SIL: Sister-In-Law.
SLE: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
S/O or SO: Spin Off or Significant Other, depending upon the context.
SPA: Sperm Penetration Assay.
SPD: Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction. This is pelvic/pubic pain associated with pregnancy, which may also cause difficulty walking.
STD: Sexually Transmitted Disease.
SUZI: Sub-zonal Insertion.
SW: Social worker or Software, depending upon context.
TCOYF: Taking Charge of Your Fertility - an abbreviation for the most popular book on trying to conceive, authored by Toni Weschler. It is also the name for the charting software from Ovusoft and available from this site, TCOYF™ Fertility Software (click here for more information).
TeBG: Testosterone-estradiol-binding Globulin.
TESA: Testicular Sperm Aspiration.
TESE: Testicular Sperm Extraction.
TET: Tubal Embryo Transfer.
TMI: Too much information. Usually used when describing cervical fluid or bd'ing patterns. It should be noted that there really is no such thing as "too much information" on a fertility board.
TORCH: Toxoplasmosis, Other, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus and Herpes test.
TRH: Thyroid-releasing Hormone.
TSH: Thyroid Stimulating Hormone.
TTA: Trying to Avoid conception.
TTC: Trying To Conceive.
TTFN: Ta Ta for now.
TTYL: Talk to you later.
TUFT: Trans-Uterine Fallopian Transfer.
Tx: Treatment.
US, u/s: Ultrasound.
UTI: Urinary Tract Infection.
WAHD: Work at home dad.
WAHM: Work at home mom.
WBC: White Blood Cells.
X-AFP: Expanded Alpha-Fetoprotein Test.
ZIFT: Zygote Intra-fallopian Transfer.
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