Getting-pregnant message board glossary

Want to chat on our message boards but don't know the lingo? We've got you covered! From AH to ZIFT, we put together a glossary of all the message board acronyms you need to know while you're trying to get pregnant.

Laura Grande November 28, 2011

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