Abbrevs

After my last post I realized that I talk in abbreviations and some may not be obvious.

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2WW - Two-week wait until time to take pregnancy test (approximately 14 days after ovulation)

a
AF - Aunt Flo (menstruation)

b
BBT - Basal Body Temperature
BD - Big Deed (baby making sex)
BFN or BF0 - Big Fat Negative (home pregnancy test result)
BFP - Big Fat Positive (home pregnancy test result)
BIL - Brother-in-Law
BW or B/W - Blood Work

c
CD - Cycle day
CM - Cervical Mucus


d
D&C - Dilation & Curettage
DPO - Days past ovulation

e
E2 - Estradiol
EDD - Estimated Due Date
EPT - Early Pregnancy Test
ER - Emergency Room
EWCM - Egg White Cervical Mucus

f
FMU - First morning urine
FP - Follicular Phase
FRER - First Response Early Response
FSH - Follicle Stimulating Hormone

h
HCG - Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
HPT - Home Pregnancy Test
HRT - Hormone Replacement Therapy
HSC - Hysteroscopy
HSG - Hysterosalpingogram

i
IB - Implantation Bleeding
IF - Infertility
IR- Insulin Resistant
IUI - Intra-uterine Insemination
IVF - In Vitro Fertilization

k
KU- Knocked Up  

l
LAP - Laparoscopy
LH - Luteinizing Hormone
LMP - Last Menstrual Period
LP - Luteal phase
LPD - Luteal Phase Defect

m
MC - Miscarriage
MS - Morning Sickness


o
O - Ovulation
OB - Obstetrician
OB/GYN - Obstetrician/Gynecologist
OPK - Ovulation Predictor Kit
OPT - Ovulation Predictor Test
OTC - Over-the-counter
OV - Ovulation

p
P4 - Progesterone
PCO, PCOD - Polycystic Ovary Disease
PCOS (POS) - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PG - Pregnancy or Pregnant
PM- Private Message
PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome 
PNV - Prenatal vitamin
POAS - Pee On A Stick

r
RE - Reproductive Endocrinologist

s
S/A - Sperm/semen analysis

t
TI - Timed Intercourse
TRH - Thyroid Releasing Hormone
TSH - Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
TTC - Trying To Conceive

u
US or u/s - Ultrasound
UTI - Urinary Tract Infection