Adventures in Fertility and Mortality: The Birds and the Bees

Infertility Lingo

2WW = 2 Week Wait (the two weeks after ovulation and before AF arrives)
AF = Aunt Flo (menstruation/period)
B/W = Bloodwork
BCP = Birth Control Pills
Beta = Blood pregnancy test
BFN = Big Fat Negative (negative pg test)
BFP = Big Fat Positive (positive pg test)
CD = Cycle Day
DH = Dear/Darling Husband
DPO = Days Past Ovulation
E2 = Estradiol (Estrogen)
ER = Egg Retrieval
ET = Embryo Transfer
FET = Frozen Embryo Transfer
FMU = First Morning Urine
FSH = Follicle Stimulating Hormone
H&H = Happy and Healthy
HCG = Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
HOM = High Order Multiples
HPT = Home Pregnancy Test
HSC = Hysteroscopy
HSG = Hysterosalpingogram
IB = Implantation Bleeding
ICSI = Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
IF = Infertility
IM = Intramuscular
IR = Insulin Resistant
IUI = Intra-uterine Insemination
IVF = In Vitro Fertilization
LH = Luteinizing hormone
LMP = Last Menstrual Period
LOL = Laugh Out Loud
LPD = Luteal Phase Defect
M/C = Miscarriage
MFI = Male Factor Infertility (ex, low sperm count)
OHSS = Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
OPK = Ovulation Predictor Kit
OV = Ovulation
P4 = Progesterone
PCOS = Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PG = Pregnant
PNV = Pre-natal vitamin
POAS = Pee on a Stick (ex, take a pregnancy test)
RE = Reproductive Endocrinologist (Infertility Specialist)
S/A = Sperm/Semen Analysis
TMI = Too Much Information
TSH = Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
TTC = Trying to Conceive
U/S = Ultrasound