Abbreviations

When you first start visiting message boards, online support groups, and even check out or your favorite social media site like Twitter, you will come across what appears to be a totally new language. This new language is a collection of abbreviations, almost all of which you can find right here. Be sure to add this page to your favorites, or print it out for easy reference until you have the TTC Lingo down. I had the abbreviations on two separate pages before, but here I have combined both lists onto just one page for easy reference. If you know of an abbreviation that I have missed, let me know so I can add it to the list.

2WW - Two Week Wait AF - Aunt Flo/your period AKA - Also Known As BBT - Basal Body Temperature BCP - Birth Control Pill BF - Boyfriend CB - Cycle Buddy CF - Cervical Fluid CM - Cervical Mucus DD - Dear Daughter DP - Dancing Partner DR - Doctor DTD - Do The Dance ENDO - Endometriosis EPO - Evening Primrose Oil FD - Fertile Days FM - Fertility Monitor FT - Fallopian Tubes FWIW - For What Its Worth GnRH - Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone HPT - Home Pregnancy Test HSS - Hyperstimulation Syndrome IF - Infertility IM(H)O - Im My (Humble) Opinion IVF - In Vitro Fertilization LOL - Lots of Laughs or Lots of Love LPD - Luteal Phase Defect MC - Miscarriage OPK - Ovulation Predictor Kit OTC - Over The Counter PG - Pregnant RX - Prescription SC - Sperm Count STD - Sexually Transmitted Diseases TIA - Thanks In Advance TTC - Trying To Conceive US - Ultrasound

+Vibes - Positive Vibes AI - Artificial Insemination ART - Assisted Reproductive Technology BC - Birth Control BD - Baby Dance BFN - Big Fat Negative CD - Cycle Day CL - Corpus Luteum CP - Cervical Position DH - Dear Husband DPO - Days Past Ovulation DS - Dear Son EDD - Estimated Due Date EP - Ectopic Pregnancy FAM - Fertility Awareness Method FF - Fertility Friend software FSH - Follicle Stimulating Hormone FTS - Frequent Testing Syndrome GIFT - Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer hCG - Human Chorionic Gonadotropin HSG - Hysterosalpingogram HTH - Hope That Helps IIRC - If I Remember Correctly IUI - Intrauterine Insemination LH - Lutenizing Hormone LP - Luteal Phase LS - Laparoscopy O - Ovulation OT - Off Topic PCOS - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome RE - Reproductive Endocrinologist SA - Semen Analysis SE - Side Effects TCOYF - Taking Charge of Your Fertility (book) TTFN - Ta Ta For Now TTYL - Talk To You Later ZIFT - Zygote Intra-Fallopian Transfer