Infertility Acronyms

 
Before stuggling with infertility, I had no idea the different world it was in & the lingo that was spoken. Then, when I first realized I was going to have trouble getting pregnant, I started searching online & looking at forums & I had no idea what any of the abbreviations meants. There wer  sooo many!!! Now, I feel like I know a good amount of them, but this is a list of infertility acronyms that I refer to when I have no idea what someone is talking about!!! 

Infertility Acronyms:   source: Resolve.org
 ACA Anti-cardiolipin Antibody
 ACTH Adrenal Carticotropic Hormone
 AF Aunt Flo, After Flo, Period, or Menstrual Cycle
 AH Assisted Hatching
 AI Artificial/Assisted Insemination
 ANA Anti-nuclear Antibodies
 APA Anti-phospholipid Antibodies
 APTT Activated Partial Thrombo Time
 ART Assisted Reproductive Technology
 ASA Anti-sperm Antibody
 ASRM American Society of Reproductive Medicine
 BA Baby Aspirin
 BBT Basal Body Temperature
 BCP Birth Control Pills
 BD Baby Dance (sex)
 Beta HCG pregnancy test
 BFN Big Fat Negative
 BFP Big Fat Positive
 B/W, b/w Bloodwork
 CAH Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
 CASA Computer-assisted Semen Analysis
 CB Cycle Buddy
 CBAVD Congenital Bilateral Absence of Vas Deferens
 CCCT, CCT Clomiphene Citrate Challenge Test (Clomid Challenge Test)
 CD Cycle Day
 CF Cystic Fibrosis
 CM Cervical Mucus
 CMV Cytomegalovirus
 CNM Certified Nurse Midwife
 COH Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation
 CP Cervical Position
 CPFM ClearPlan Fertility Monitor (Brand Name)
 CVS Chorionic Villae Sampling
 D&C Dilation & Curettage
 D&E Dilation & Evacuation
 DE Donor Eggs
 DES Diethylstillbestrol
 DH Dear Husband
 DHEAS Dihydroepiandrosterone
 DI Donor Husband
 DIPI Direct Intra-peritoneal Insemination
 DOR Diminished Ovarian Reserve
 DPO Days Post-Ovulation
 DPR Days Post-Retrieval
 DPT Days Post-Transfer
 DP3DT Days Post 3-Day Transfer
 DP5DT Days Post 5-Day Transfer
 DW Dear Wife
 Dx Diagnosis
 E2 Estradiol
 EB, EMB Endometrial Biopsy
 ENDO Endometriosis
 EPT Early Pregnancy Test
 ER Egg Retrieval
 ET Egg Transfer
 ETA Embryo Toxicity Assay
 ETF Embryo Toxicity Factor
 FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
 FBG Fasting Blood Glucose
 FI Fasting Insulin
 FF Fertility Friend
 FHR Fetal Heart Rate
 FP Follicular Phase
 FM Fertility Mucus or Fertility Monitor
 FRED Fertility Response Early Detection (Brand Name)
 Frostie Frozen Embryo
 FSH Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
 FTTA Fertile Thoughts to All
 GD Gestational Diabetes
 GI Gastrointestinal
 GIFT Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer
 GnRH Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
 GP General Practitioner
 GTT Glucose Tolerance Test
 hCG, HCG Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
 hMG, HMG Human Menopausal Gonadotropin
 HCP Health Care Practitioner
 HEPA Hampster Egg Penetration Assay
 HPT Home Pregnancy Test
 HRT Hormone Replacement Therapy
 HSC Hysteroscopy
 HSG Hysterosalpingogram
 HX History
 IBT Immunobead Binding Test
 ICI Intra-cervical Insemination
 ICSI Intra-cytoplamic Sperm Injection
 IF Infertility
 IGTT Insulin and Glucose Tolerance Test
 INCIID International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination
 IM Intramuscular injections
 IOR Immature Oocyte Retrieval
 IR Insulin Resistant
 ITI Intra-tubal Insemination
 IUGR Intra-uterine Growth Retardation
 IUI Intra-uterine Insemination
 IVC Intra-vaginal Culture
 IVF/ET In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer
 IVF In Vitro Fertilization
 IVIg Intravenous Immunoglobulin
 LAD Leukocyte Antibody Detection Assay
 LAP Laparoscopy
 LH Luteinizing Hormone
 LIT Leukocyte Immunization Therapy
 LMP Last Menstrual Period (start date)
 LOL Laughing Out Loud
 LP Luteal-Phase
 LPD Luteal-Phase Defect
 LSP Low Sperm Count
 LUF, LUFS Luteinized Unruptured Follicle Syndrome