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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