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The ART of IVF

IVF Glossary

31/8/2017

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Just some of the terms you may come across when doing IVF or reading message boards. Let me know if there are any missing you'd like to know about.

2WW- Two week wait
7dp5dt - 7 days post 5 day transfer
AF - Aunt Flo (period arrival)
AH - Assisted Hatching
AHR - Assisted Human Reproduction
ANA - Antinuclear Antibodies
ART - Assisted Reproductive Technologies
BBT - Basal Body Temperature
BCP - Birth Control Pill
Beta - hCG level (pregnancy) blood test
BFP - Big Fat Positive
BFN – Big Fat Negative
CD - Cycle Day
DH - Dear Husband
Dx - Diagnosis
EDD - Estimated Due Date
ER- Embryo Retrieval
ET - Embryo Transfer
FSH - Follical Stimulating Hormone
FET - Frozen Embryo Transfer
hCG - Human Chorionic Gonadfotropin
HPT - Home Pregnancy Test
IUI - Intra-Uterine Insemination
IVF - In Vitro Fertilization
IVIg - Intra-venous immunoglobulin therapy
LAP - Laproscopy
LMP - Last Menstrual Period
LH - Luteinizing Hormone
LP - Luteal Phase
MF - Male Factor
OHSS: Ovarian HyperStimulation Syndrome
PCOS - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
POAS - Pee on a stick - home pregnancy test
POF - Premature Ovarian Failure
PUPO - Pregnant Until Proven Otherwise
RE - Reproductive Endocrinologist
Rx - Prescription
TSH - Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
TTC - Trying To Conceive
 



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