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TTC ACRONYMS/ABBREVIATIONS

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09/20/2009 at 04:33 pm

AI = Artificial Insemination

AF = Aunt Flo (period) 

AP - Attached parenting

ART = Assisted Reproductive Technology

BBB= Buy Buy Baby
BBT = Basal Body Temperature
BCP = Birth Control Pills
BD = Baby Dance (sex)
BFN = Big Fat Negative
BFP = Big Fat Positive

BF - breastfeed/ing

BM= Breastmilk or bowel movement

BRU= Babies-R-Us
BW, b/w = Bloodwork or Babywearing
C# = Cycle Number
CB = Cycle Buddy
CD = Cycle Day
CF = Cervical Fluid
CM = Cervical Mucus
CP = Cervical Position
CPFM = ClearPlan Fertility Monitor
DPO = Days Post-Ovulation
Dx = Diagnosis

DS= Dear Son

DD= Dear Daughter

DTD= Doing the deed (sex)
EB, EMB = Endometrial Biopsy

EBF - exclusively breastfed
EDD = Estimated Due Date
ENDO = Endometriosis
EPT = Early Pregnancy Test
EW, EWCM = Eggwhite Cervical Mucus

FF= Fertility Friend or Formula feeding

FHR = Fetal Heart Rate/
FM = Fertility Monitor
FSH = Follicle Stimulating Hormone

FX= Fingers Crossed
HPT = Home Pregnancy Test
HRT = Hormone Replacement Therapy
HSG = Hysterosalpingogram
ICI = Intra-cervical Insemination
IF = Infertility
IUI = Intra-uterine Insemination
IVF = In Vitro Fertilization

KU = Knocked Up

LAP = Laparoscopy

L&D= Labor and delivery

LMP = Last Menstrual Period (start date)

LO= Little One
LSP = Low Sperm Count

MC, m/c = Miscarriage
MIFT = Micro Injection Fallopian Transfer
MRI = Magnetic Resonance Imaging

MS, m/s = morning sickness

MW=Midwife
NP = Nurse Practitioner

NST= Non Stress Test

O = Ovulation
OB = Obstetrician
OB/GYN = Obstetrician/Gynecologist
OC = Oral Contraceptives
OPK Ovulation Predictor Kit
OPT = Ovulation Predictor Test
OTC = Over The Counter
PA = Physician's Assistant
PCOS = Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
PCP = Primary Care Physician
PCT = Post Coital Test
PG = Pregnant
PID = Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
PMS = Pre-menstrual Syndrome

POAS= Pee on a Stick

PP= postpartum
RE = Reproductive Endocrinologist

RI = Reproductive Immunologist
Rx = Prescription
SA = Semen Analysis
TTC = Trying to Conceive

TWW or 2WW= Two week wait

UR = Urologist
US, u/s = Ultrasound
UTI = Urinary Tract Infection

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09/20/2009 at 05:26 pm

holy moly....thanks? haha. so many!

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09/20/2009 at 06:26 pm

thanks for this post. 

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09/20/2009 at 08:24 pm

YAY, no more saying,"I have no idea what that means?" LOL

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09/20/2009 at 10:12 pm

Awesome... thanks, aims!

09/25/2009 at 07:07 am

great great post!

09/25/2009 at 06:15 pm

wow lol thats alot to remember!

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09/26/2009 at 03:18 pm

I'm sure we won't even get close to using all of them but some of the other baby sites are hard core on acronyms!

10/19/2009 at 02:02 pm

Excellent- thanks so much for posting these. I was starting to feel a little out of my depth!

10/19/2009 at 02:32 pm

wow!  that's a lot of info.  hehe.

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