Abbreviations

This is a list of commonly used abbreviations in trying to conceive:

 

2WW = 2-Week Wait
AF = Aunt Flo (menstruation)
AO = Anovulation
BBT = Basal Body Temperature
BCP = Birth Control Pills
BD = Baby Dance (sex)
BFN = Big Fat Negative
BFP = Big Fat Positive
BW, b/w = Bloodwork
CD = Cycle Day
D&C = Dilation & Curettage
D&E = Dilation & Evacuation
DE = Donor Eggs
DI = Donor Insemination
DPO = Days Post-Ovulation
DPR = Days Post-Retrieval
DPT = Days Post-Transfer
DP3DT = Days Post 3-Day Transfer
DP3DT = Days Post 5-Day Transfer
Dx = Diagnosis  

E2 = Estradiol
EDD = Estimated Due Date
ENDO = Endometriosis
EPT = Early Pregnancy Test
ET = Embryo Transfer
FET = Frozen Embryo Transfer
FSH = Follicle Stimulating Hormone
FV = Fertile Vibes
HPT = Home Pregnancy Test
HSC = Hysteroscopy
IF = Infertility
IR = Insulin Resistant
IUI = Intra-uterine Insemination
IVF = In Vitro Fertilization
LMP = Last Menstrual Period (start date)
MC, m/c, misc. = Miscarriage
MRI = Magnetic Resonance Imaging 

NP = Nurse Practitioner
OB/GYN = Obstetrician/Gynecologist
OPK Ovulation Predictor Kit
OPT = Ovulation Predictor Test
OTC = Over The Counter
PCOS = Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
PCP = Primary Care Physician
PG = Pregnant
PI = Primary Infertility
PMS = Pre-menstrual Syndrome
PTSD = Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
RE = Reproductive Endocrinologist
Rx = Prescription
SA = Semen Analysis
T2 = Type II Diabetic -- Insulin Resistant, Adult Onset
TSH = Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
TTC = Trying to Conceive
US, u/s = Ultrasound