IVF Glossary

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