When you’re trying to conceive, community support and online conversations with others who’ve been there, or are in the same boat as you, can go a long way toward helping you prepare, both mentally and physically. However, trying to get in on the conversation can be a little overwhelming at first. Here are a few FUA’s (frequently used acronyms) to help you navigate your way through all those message board discussions.
| Acronym | Translation |
|---|---|
| 2ww | Two-week wait; the time between ovulation and a potential positive pregnancy test |
| AF | Aunt Flo; menstruation |
| AFNW | Aunt Flo not wanted |
| AH | Assisted hatching |
| AI | Artificial insemination |
| ART | Assisted reproductive technology |
| ASA | Anti-sperm antibody |
| Baby dust | Good luck getting pregnant; well wishes |
| BB’s | Breasts |
| BBT | Basal body temperature |
| BC | Birth control |
| BCP | Birth control pills |
| BD | Baby dance; making love |
| BFP | Bloody f — positive! |
| BFN | Bloody f — negative! |
| BMS | Baby-making sex |
| BTDT | Been there, done that |
| BW | Blood work |
| CASA | Computer-assisted semen analysis |
| CB | Cycle buddy; sharing a menstrual cycle |
| CCCT | Clomiphene citrate challenge test |
| CD | Cycle day |
| CF | Cervical fluid |
| CL | Corpus luteum |
| CM | Cervical mucus |
| CNM | Certified nurse midwife |
| CP | Cervical position |
| CY | Cycle |
| D&C | Dilation and curettage |
| D&E | Dilation and evaluation |
| DES | Diethylstilbestrol; a synthetic estrogen |
| DI | Donor insemination |
| DP | Dear partner |
| DPO | Days post-ovulation |
| Dx | Diagnosis |
| EB or EBM | Endometrial biopsy |
| EDD | Estimated due date |
| EPT | Early pregnancy test |
| ET | Embryo transfer |
| ETA | Embryo toxicity assay |
| EW | Egg white consistency |
| EWCM | Egg white cervical mucus |
| FET | Frozen embryo transfer |
| FM | Fertility monitor |
| FMU | First morning urine |
| FP | Follicular phase |
| FSH | Follicle stimulating hormone |
| GCT | Glucose challenge test |
| GP | General practitioner |
| HPT | Home pregnancy test |
| Acronym | Translation |
| HRT | Hormone replacement therapy |
| ICI | Intra-cervical insemination |
| IF | Infertility |
| LMP | Last menstrual period |
| MC | Miscarriage |
| MF | Male factor |
| MFM | Maternal fetal medication |
| MS | Morning sickness |
| NEST | Non-surgical embryonic selective thinning |
| NO | No ovulation |
| NP | Nurse practitioner |
| NSA | Non-surgical sperm aspiration |
| NST | Non-stress test |
| O | Ovulation |
| OB/GYN | Obstetrician/gynecologist |
| OC | Oral contraceptives |
| OCT | Oxytocin challenge test |
| OHSS | Ovulation hyper stimulation syndrome |
| OPK | Ovulation predictor kit |
| OTC | Over-the-counter |
| PA | Physicians assistant |
| PC | Post-coital |
| PCOD | Polycystic ovary disease |
| PCOS | Polycystic ovary syndrome |
| PCP | Primary care physician |
| PCT | Post-coital test |
| PG | Pregnant |
| PI | Primary infertility |
| PID | Pelvic inflammatory disease |
| PMS | Pre-menstrual syndrome |
| POAS | Pee on a stick |
| POF | Premature ovarian failure |
| RE | Reproductive endocrinologist; infertility specialist |
| RI | Reproductive immunologist |
| RPL | Recurrent pregnancy loss |
| Rx | Prescription |
| S/A | Sperm/semen analysis |
| SATD | Stay-at-home dad |
| SAHM | Stay-at-home mom |
| SI | Secondary infertility |
| STD | Sexually transmitted disease |
| TESE | Testicular sperm extraction |
| TET | Tubal embryo transfer |
| TR | Tubal reversal |
| TRH | Thyroid releasing hormone |
| TSH | Thyroid stimulating hormone |
| TTC | Trying to conceive |
| TUFT | Trans-uterine fallopian transfer |
| Tx | Treatment |
| US | Ultrasound |
| UTI | Urinary tract infection |
| V | Vasectomy |
| VR | Vasectomy reversal |
| WBC | White blood cells |
| YI | Yeast infection |
| ZIFT | Zygote intra-fallopian transfer |
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