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The TTC Abbreviation List & Definitions
If you are new to TTC, sorry I mean "Trying To Conceive", you will find that those who have been trying for a while have come up with our own little language made up of abbreviations. This is to make things easier so that we don't have to keep writing the same things over again. It will help if you take a look over this list and you will soon be on your way to using "the fertility code".
2ww - Two Week Wait (The wait after Ovulation until either a positive test or Menstrual Period) AF = Aunt Flo (your monthly period) AH = Assisted Hatching BBT = Basal Body Temperature BD = Baby Dance (sex) Beta = Blood Test for Pregnancy BFN = Big Fat Negative (Negative Pregnancy Test) BFP = Big Fat Positive (Positive Pregnancy Test) CB = Cycle Buddy (Another Lady on the Same Cycle Day as yours) CD = Cycle Day CL = Corpus Luteum CM = Cervical Mucus CP = Cervical Position DD = Dear Daughter DH = Dear Husband DP = Dancing Partner (Person you are having sex with) DPO = Days Past Ovulation DB = Dear Boyfriend DS = Dear Son DTD = Doing the Deed, Doing the Dance (sex) DUST (Baby Dust) = Lucky Dust that one gives to a lady who is TTC EC = Embryo Cyro (Embryo Freezing) EDD = Estimated Due Date EPO = Evening Primrose Oil EWCM = Egg White Cervical Mucus ER = Egg Retrievel ET = Egg Transfer HCG = Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (Hormone released after a pregnancy is achieved) HPT = Home Pregnancy Test HSG = Hysterosalpingogram (Test to determine if fallopian tubes are open) ICSI = Assisted Fertilization by placing sperm in egg IUI = Intrauterine Insemination IVF = In Vitro Fertilization LH = Lutenizing Hormone (Hormone released just before ovulation) LP = Luteal Phase (Second Half of Cycle between Ovulation and Menstrual Period) OV = Ovulation (Sometimes known as just "O") OPK = Ovulation Predictor Test PG = Pregnant RE = Reproductive Endocronolgist (Dr. specializing in Reproduction) SA = Semen Analysis SO = Significant Other SOD = Sex on Demand TCOYF = "Taking Charge Of Your Fertility" (Excellent TTC Book written by Toni Weschler) TR = Tubal Reversal TTC = Trying To Conceive YI = Yeast Infection
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