12/14/2016 0 Comments Infertility AcronymsBefore 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
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