Numbers

• 2ww

  2 week wait

A

• ADD

  Attention Deficit Disorder

• ASAP

  As Soon As Possible

• Addy

  E-mail address

• AF

  Aunt Flo, or period, menstruation

• AFK

  Away From Keyboard

• AID

  Donor Insemination

• ART

  Assisted Reproductive Therapy

• AI

  Artificial Insemination

• ACA

  Anti-cardiolipin Antibodies

• ACTH

  Adrenal Corticotropic Hormone

• AF

  Aunt Flo (menstruation)

• AH, AZH

  Assisted Hatching

• A.I.

  Alt.infertility newsgroup

• A.I.A. / AIA

  Alt.infertility.alternatives newsgroup

• A.I.P. / AIP

  Alt.infertility.primary newsgroup

• A.I.S. / AIS

  Alt.infertility.secondary newsgroup

• AHI

  At-home Insemination

• ANA

  Anti-nuclear Antibodies

• APA

  Anti-phospholipid Antibodies

• APTT

  Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time

• ASA

  Anti-sperm Antibody

• ASRM

  American Society of Reproductive Medicine

• ATA

  Anti-thyroid Antibody

• AVA

  Anti-ovarian Antibody

B

• BDC

  Birthday Club

• BAK

  Back At Keyboard

• BBIAF

  Be Back In A Few

• BBL

  Be Back Later

• BBS

  Be Back Soon

• BBT

  Basal Body Temp

• BCP

  Birth Control Pills

• BD

  Baby Dance(sex) / Birthday

• BF

  Best Friend / Boyfriend

• BF, B/F

  Breastfeeding

• BFN

  Big Fat Negative

• BFP

  Big Fat Positive

• BIL

  Brother-in-law

• BMS

  Baby-making Sex

• BRB

  Be Right Back

• BD

  Baby Dance (sex)

• BT

  Balanced Translocation

• BW, b/w

  Bloodwork

• BTW

  By The Way

• BZ

  Baby Zone

C

• CAD

  Carbohydrate Addict's Diet

• CAH

  Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

• CASA

  Computer-assisted Semen Analysis

• CBAVD

  Congenital Bilateral Absence of the Vas Deferens

• CCCT, CCT

  Clomiphene Citrate Challenge Test (Clomid Challenge Test)

• CD

  Cycle Day

• CD56+

  Natural Killer Cells (NK); large granular lymphocytes

• CF

  Cervical Fluid

• CM

  Cervical Mucus

• CMV

  Cytomegalovirus

• CNM

  Certified Nurse Midwife

• COH

  Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation

• COW

  Curse of Womanhood (menstruation)

• CP

  Cervical Position

• CPFM

  ClearPlan Fertility Monitor

• CTX

  Contraction

• CUP

  Community Usage Policy

• CVS

  Chorionic Villae Sampling

D

• D&C

  Dilation and Curettage

• D&E

  Dilation and Evacuation

• DD

  Dear Daughter

• DDB

  Due Date Buddy

• DDC

  Due Date Club

• DE

  Donor Eggs

• DES

  Diethylstilbestrol (a synthetic estrogen)

• DF

  Dear Fiancé

• DH

  Dear Husband

• DHEAS

  Dihydroepiandrosterone Sulfate

• DI

  Donor Insemination

• DIPI

  Direct Intra-peritoneal Insemination

• DOB

  Date of Birth

• DOST

  Direct Oocyte-Sperm Transfer

• DPO

  Days Post-Ovulation

• DPT

  Days Post Transfer

• Dx

  Diagnosis

• DS

  Dear Son

• DW

  Dear Wife

E

• E2

  Estradiol, the predominant sex hormone present in females

• EB, EMB

  Endometrial Biopsy

• EDD

  Estimated Due Date

• Endo

  Endometriosis

• EPO

  Evening Primrose Oil

• EPT

  Early Pregnancy Test

• ET

  Embryo Transfer

• ETA

  Embryo Toxicity Assay

• ETF

  Embryo Toxic Factor

• ETA

  Embryo Toxicity Assay

• EW, EWCM

  Eggwhite Cervical Mucus

F

• FWIW

  For What It's Worth

• FIL

  Father-in-law

• FF

  Formula Feeding

• FBG

  Fasting Blood Glucose

• FET

  Frozen Embryo Transfer

• FHR

  Fetal Heart Rate

• FP

  Follicular Phase

• FSH

  Follicle Stimulating Hormone

• FTTA

  Fertile Thoughts To All

G

• GD

  Gestational Diabetes

• GMV

  Gets My Vote

• GM2V

  Gets my 2^nd vote

• GIFT

  Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer

• GnRH

  Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone

• GP

  General Practitioner

• GTT

  Glucose Tolerance Test

H

• Ha ha ha

  Laughing

• HbA1c

  Glycosylated Hemoglobin

• HCG

  Human Choronic Gonadotropin

• HCP

  Health Care Practitioner

• HEPA

  Hamster Egg Penetration Assay

• hMG, HMG

  Human Menopausal Gonadotropin

• HP

  Hannah's Prayer (Christian infertility / pregnancy loss group)

• HPT

  Home Pregnancy Test

• HRT

  Hormone Replacement Therapy

• HS

  Homeschool

• HSC

  Hysteroscop

• HSG

  Hystersalpingogram – procedure to clear fallopian tubes

• HT

  Hot Topics board

• HTH

  Hope This Helps

I

• IBT

  Immunobead Binding Test

• ICI

  Intra-cervical Insemination

• ICSI

  Intra-cytoplasmic Sperm Injection

• IF

  Infertility

• IM

  Intra-muscular (WRT injections)

• IMO

  In My Opinion

• IMHO

  In My Humble / Honest Opinion

• INCIID

  International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination

• IOR

  Immature Oocyte Retrieval

• IOW

  In Other Words

• IR

  Insulin Resistant

• IRL

  In Real Life

• ITA

  I Think Alike / I Totally Agree

• ITI

  Intra-tubal Insemination

• IUFD

  Intra-uterine Fetal Demise

• IUGR

  Intra-uterine Growth Retardation

• IUI

  Intrauterine Insemination

• IVC

  Intra-vaginal Culture

• IVF

  In Vitro Fertilization

• IVIG

  Intravenous Immunoglobulin

J

• JMO

  Just My Opinion

• JMHO

  Just My Humble / Honest Opinion

K

• KWIM

  Know What I Mean

L

• LAD

  Leukocyte Antibody Detection Assay

• LAP

  Laparoscopy

• LH

  Luteinizing Hormone

• LIT

  Leukocyte Immunization Therapy

• LMAO

  Laughing My Ass Off

• LMARSEO

  Laughing My Arse Off

• LMBO

  Laughing My Butt Off

• LMP

  Last Menstrual Period (start date)

• LO

  Love Olympics (sex)

• lol

  Laughing Out Loud

• LP

  Luteal Phase

• LPD

  Luteal Phase Defect

• LUF, LUFS

  Luteinized Unruptured Follicle Syndrome

M

• M/S

  Morning Sickness

• MOO

  My Own Opinion

• MAI

  Miscarriage After Infertility (mail list)

• MC, m/c, misc.

  Miscarriage

• MESA

  Microsurgical Epididymal Sperm Aspiration

• MHI, M.H.I

  Misc.Health.Infertility newsgroup

• MIFT

  Micro Injection Fallopian Transfer

• MIL

  Mother-in-law

• MKP, M.K.P

  Misc.Kids.Pregnancy Newsgroup

• MMR

  Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine

• MRI

  Magnetic Resonance Imaging

N

• NAK

  Nursing at Keyboard

• NEST

  Non-surgical Embryonic Selective Thinning

• NIP

  Nursing in Public

• NK

  Natural Killer Cells (CD56+)

• NM

  Nursing Mom

• NMS

  Not My Style

• NORIF

  Non-stimulated Oocyte Retrieval In (office) Fertilization

• NP

  Nurse Practitioner

• NP, N/P

  No Problem

• NSA

  Non-surgical Sperm Aspiration

• NSH

  Not So Hot message board

O

• O, OV

  Ovulation

• OASIS

  Overweight & Seeking Infertility Support (mail list)

• OB

  Obstetrician

• OB/GYN

  Obstetrician/Gynecologist

• OHSS

  Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome

• OIC

  Oh I See

• OING, OVING

  Ovulating

• OPK

  Ovulation Predictor Kit

• OM

  Oh My

• OMG

  Oh My Goodness / God

• ONNA

  Oh No, Not Again (mail list)

• OP

  Original Post(er)

• OPK

  Ovulation Predictor Kit

• OPSS

  Overweight & Pregnant Support (mail list)

• OPT

  Ovulation Predictor Test

• OTC

  Over The Counter

• OTTC

  Overweight & Trying To Conceive (mail list)

P

• P4

  Progesterone

• PA

  Physician's Assistant

• PANFERT

  Pregnancy After Infertility (mail list)

• PC

  Post Coital

• PCO, PCOD

  Polycystic Ovary Disease

• PCOS

  Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

• PCP

  Primary Care Physician

• PCT

  Post Coital Test

• PESA

  Percutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration

• PG

  Pregnant, Pregnancy

• PGD

  Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis

• Pics

  pictures

• PI

  Primary Infertility

• PID

  Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

• PIH

  Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension

• PIMP

  Peeing In My Pants

• PLI

  Paternal Leukocyte Immunization

• PMS

  Pre-menstrual Syndrome

• POAS

  Pee On a Stick

• POC

  Products of Conception

• PP

  Previous Post(er)

• PTL

  Pre-term Labor

• POF

  Premature Ovarian Failure

• PROM

  Premature Rupture of Membranes

• PTSD

  Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

• PZD

  Partial Zona Dissection

Q

• QOTD/W

  Question of the Day/Week

R

• RE

  Reproductive Endocrinologist (infertility doctor)

• R-FSH, R-hFSH

  Recombinant Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone

• RI

  Reproductive Immunologist

• RIP

  Reproductive Immunophynotype

• ROFL

  Rolling On the Floor Laughing

• ROFLMAO

  Rolling On the Floor Laughing My Ass Off

• ROS

  Reactive Oxygen Species

• RPL

  Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

• RSA

  Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion

• Rx

  Prescription

S

• SA

  Sperm Analysis

• SAH

  Stay at Home

• SAHD

  Stay at Home Dad

• SAHM

  Stay at Home Mom

• SAHP

  Stay at Home Parent

• SART

  Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology

• SB, S/B

  Stillbirth

• SCORIF

  Stimulated Cycle Oocyte Retrieval In (office) Fertilization

• SD

  Sperm Donor

• SHG

  Sonohysterogram

• SI

  Secondary Infertility

• SIL

  Sister-in-law

• SLE

  Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

• Snail Mail

  Home Address

• SO

  Significant Other

• SPA

  Sperm Penetration Assay

• SPALS

  Subsequent Pregnancy After a Loss Support (mail list)

• SSPL, S.S.P.L

  Soc.Support.Pregnancy.Loss Newsgroup

• STD

  Sexually Transmitted Disease

• STTN

  Sleeping Thru the Night

• SUZI

  Sub-zonal Insertion

T

• T4

  Thyroxine

• TEBG

  Testosterone-Estradiol Binding Globulin

• TESA

  Testicular Sperm Aspiration

• TESE

  Testicular Sperm Extraction

• TET

  Tubal Embryo Transfer

• TIA

  Thanks in Advance

• TNF

  Tumor Necrosis Factor

• TORCH

  Toxoplasmosis, Other, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus and Herpes test

• TRH

  Thyroid-releasing Hormone

• TSH

  Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

• TTC

  Trying to Conceive

• TTFN

  Ta Ta For Now

• TTYL

  Talk to You Later

• TTYS

  Talk to You Soon

• TTYT

  Talk to You Tomorrow

• TUFT

  Trans-uterine Fallopian Transfer

• Tx

  Treatment

• TY

  Thank You

U

• US, u/s

  Ultra Sound

• UTI

  Urinary Tract Infection

V

W

• WAH

  Work at Home

• WAHD

  Work at Home Dad

• WAHM

  Work at Home Mom

• WAHP

  Work at Home Parent

• WB

  Welcome Back

• WBC

  White Blood Cells

• WDYT

  What Do You Think

• WTG

  Way To Go

• WTH

  What the Heck / Hell

• WWYD

  What would you do

X

Y

• YW

  You're Welcome

Z

• ZIFT

  Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer