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Guide to Common Fertility Acronyms
Language is a key form of interaction in our everyday lives. We use language to inform the people around us of what we feel, what we desire, and to question and build an understanding of world around us.
When it comes to fertility and infertility there is a plethora of terminology to learn and understand. If you’ve checked out any of the leading fertility forums and fertility blogs you will have noticed that fertility language includes a long list of acronyms and short hand. To help you navigate the language of fertility the following table is a guide to common fertility acronyms plus you can download a copy below.
Common Fertility Acronyms | |||
| 2WW | 2 Week Wait | ||
| ACA | Anti-cardiolipin Antibody | ||
| ACTH | Adrenal Carticotropic Hormone | ||
| AF | Aunt Flo, After Flo, Period, or Menstrual Cycle | ||
| AH | Assisted Hatching | ||
| AI | Artificial/Assisted Insemination | ||
| ADA | Anti-DNA antibodies | ||
| ANA | Anti-nuclear Antibodies | ||
| APA | Anti-phospholipid Antibodies | ||
| APS | Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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) | ||
| CGT | Couple Genetic Testing | ||
| 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 | ||
| GT | Genetic Testing | ||
| 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 | ||
| LA | Lupus anticoagulant | ||
| 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 | ||
| MESA | Microsurgical Epididymal Sperm Aspiration | ||
| MF | Male Factor | ||
| MTHFR | Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase is a genetic mutation that can affect fertility | ||
| M/C | Miscarriage | ||
| NFB | Natural Fertility Breakthrough (Brand Name) | ||
| NFT | Natural Fertility Treatment | ||
| NT | Nuchal Translucency scan | ||
| NKC | Natural Killer Cells | ||
| OHSS | Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome | ||
| OI | Ovulation Induction | ||
| OPK | Ovulation Prediction Kit | ||
| OPU | Oocyte Pick-Up | ||
| OT | Ovulation Tracking | ||
| OV | Oocyte Vitrification | ||
| OW | Oocyte Warming | ||
| PCHCP | Preconception Health Care Preparation | ||
| PCO | Polycystic Ovaries | ||
| PCOS | Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome | ||
| PESA | Percutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration | ||
| PGD | Pre-implanatation Genetic Diagnosis | ||
| PICSI | Physiological Intracytoplasmic Sperm | ||
| POAS | Pee On A Stick | ||
| RE | Reproductive Endocrinologist | ||
| RO | Right Ovary | ||
| SA | Sperm/Semen Analysis | ||
| SD | Sperm Donor | ||
| SIUI | Stimulated IUI | ||
| SMU | Second Morning Urine | ||
| SURR | Surrogate | ||
| TD | Treatment Day | ||
| TB | Testicular Biopsy | ||
| TESE | Testicular Sperm Extraction | ||
| TTC | Trying To Conceive | ||
| Trigger | hCG shot given to induce ovulation | ||
| TSH | Thyroid Stimulating Hormone | ||
| WFP | Wait For Period | ||
| WIC | Where In Cycle | ||
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