Fertility Acronyms

Cheat Sheet - Acronyms:

• Fertility Acronyms
• AF: Aunt Flow
• AMA: Advanced Maternal Age
• BCP: Birth Control Pills
• BETA Test: Blood work to detect HCG hormone. 
• BFN: Big Fat Negative. Negative Pregnancy test
• BFP: Big Fat Positive. Positive Pregnancy test 
• CD: Calendar/Cycle Day 
• dpIUI: number of "days post" IUI procedure 
• dp5dt: Number of "days post" transfer (can be 3 or 5 day). 
• EDD: Expected Day of Delivery 
• FET: Frozen Embryo Transfer
• FMU: First morning urine
• FX: Fingers Crossed 
• HCG: Pregnancy hormone
• HPT: Home Pregnancy Test
• ICSI: Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection 
• IUI: Intrauterine Insemination 
• IVF: In Vitro Fertilization 
• NTT: Not this Time. Negative Pregnancy Test 
• PGD: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
• PGS: Preimplantation Genetic Screening 
• PIO: Progesterone In Oil (IVF Injection)
• POAS: Pee on a stick (pregnancy test) 
• RE: Reproductive Endocrinologist 
• SMC: Single Mothers by Choice 
• TTC: Trying to Conceive 
• TWW: Two Week Wait 
• U/S: Ultrasound