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List of Abbreviations
Fertility discussions can often feel overwhelming with all the medical terms and acronyms. This list breaks down commonly used abbreviations—so you can read, learn, and make informed decisions with confidence.
Making fertility terms easier to understand
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2WW: TWO WEEK WAIT (BEFORE TESTING, NOT ALWAYS 2 WEEKS)
AF: AUNTIE FLO (MENSES)
AFC: ANTRAL FOLLICLE COUNT
AMA: ADVANCED MATERNAL AGE
AMH: ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE
ART: ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY
AH: ASSISTED HATCHING
B
BBT: BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE
BETA: HCG PREGNANCY TEST
BFN: BIG FAT NEGATIVE (PREGNANCY TEST)
BFP: BIG FAT POSITIVE (PREGNANCY TEST)
B/W: BLOOD WORK
C
CD: CYCLE DAY
D
DE: DONOR EGGS
DEIVF: DONOR EGGS IN-VITRO FERTILIZATION
DHEA: DIHDROEPIANDROSTERONE
DOR: DIMINISHING OVARIAN RESERVE
DPO: DAYS POST OVULATION
DPR: DAYS POST-RETRIEVAL
DPT: DAYS POST-TRANSFER
DP3DT: DAYS POST 3 DAY TRANSFER
E
EDD: ESTIMATED DUE DATE
ENDO: ENDOMETRIOSIS
ER / OR: EGG/OCCYTE RETRIEVAL
ET: EGG TRANSFER
F
FET: FROZEN EGG TRANSFER
FP: FOLLICULAR PHASE
FROSTIE: FROZEN EMBRYO
FSH: FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE
G
GNRH: GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE
H
HCG: HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN (HORMONE DETECTED BY PREGNANCY TESTS)
HSG: HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAM
I
ICSI: INTRA- CYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION
IF: INFERTILITY
IUI: INTRA-UTERINE INSEMINATION
IVF: IN-VITRO FERTILIZATION
L
LAP: LAPAROSCOPY
LH: LUTEINIZING HORMONE
LP: LUTEAL PHASE
LSP: LOW SPERM COUNT
M
M/C: MISCARRIAGE
MTFHR: METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE
MF: MALE FACTOR
O
O / OV: OVULATION
OHSS: OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME
P
P1 / PROG: PROGESTERONE
PCOS: POLYCISTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME
PGD: PRE-IMPLANTATION GENETIC DIAGNOSIS
PGS: PRE-IMPLANTATION GENETIC SCREENING
PID: PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE
PIO: PROG IN OIL
PMS: PRE-MENSTRUAL SYNDROME
PUPO: PREGNANT UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE
S
SA: SEMEN ANALYSIS
SUBQ: SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION
STIMS: STIMULATION
T
TESE: TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION
T4: THYROXINE
TTC: TRYING TO CONCEIVE
U
U/S: ULTRASOUND