What on earth are those abbreviations and what do they mean. well I will give you a little guide to help you understand the acronyms, since I will be using a LOT of them when making my posts on this blog. Most of you, if you have searched out this site, know what some of them are, since you are probably in, or will be in the same boat soon. No matter what the reason you happened to stumble on this page, look no further, I will decode the strange language of those trying to have a baby, and use online forums...lol. In regards to THIS page, it means Trying to conceive after a Tubal Reversal. Here I will go over the many stuggles and ups and downs of having had a tubal ligation/ reversal and trying again... and again, and again, after repeat early pregnancy losses....and all that goes with it....ok back to topic...
Below is a list of the commonly (and not co common) used acronyms for short hand online TTC (trying to conceive AKA getting pregnant/ "trying") talk .
TTC ~ Trying to Conceive
AF ~ Aunt Flow (period)
AHI ~ At-Home Insemination
AI ~ Artificial Insemination
AID ~ Artificial Insemination from Donor
AIH ~ Artificial Insemination from Husband
AO ~ Anovulation
BD ~ Baby Dance
BBT ~ Basal Body Temperature
BCP ~ Birth Control Pills
Beta, beta hCG ~ Serum Pregnancy Test: qualitative (yes/no) or quantitative (numeric level)
BG ~ Blood Glucose
BSE ~ Breast Self-Exam
BTB ~ Break Through Bleeding
BW, b/w ~ Blood work
BOB ~ Baby on the Brain, Baby Obsessed Brain
BFN ~ Big Fat Negative
BFP ~ Big Fat Positive
CY# ~ Cycle Number
CCCT ~ Clomiphene Citrate Challenge Test (Clomid Challenge)
CD ~ Cycle Day
CF ~ Cervical Fluid
CM ~ Cervical Mucus
CNM ~ Certified Nurse Midwife
COH ~ Controlled Ovarian Hyper stimulation
CP ~ Cervical Position
DH ~Dearest Husband
DD ~ Darling Daughter
DP ~ Darling Partner
DS ~ Darling Son
D&C ~ Dilation and Curettage
D&E ~ Dilation and Evacuation
DE ~ Donor Eggs
DI ~ Donor Insemination
DPO ~ Days Past Ovulation
Dx ~ Diagnosis
DTD ~ Do the Deed
E2 ~ Estradiol (Estrogen)
EB, EMB ~ Endometrial Biopsy
EDC ~ Expected Date of Confinement (Due Date)
EDD ~ Estimated Due Date
ENDO ~ Endometriosis
EPT ~ Early Pregnancy Test
ERT ~ Estrogen Replacement Therapy
EW ~ Egg White
EWCF ~ Eggwhite Cervical Fluid
EWCM ~ Eggwhite Cervical Mucus
FP ~ Follicular Phase
FHR ~ Follicle Stimulating Hormone
FMU ~ First Morning Urine
FM ~ Fertility Monitor
GP ~ General Practitioner
HCG, HCG ` Human Chronic Gonadotropin
HCP ~ Health Care Practitioner
HPT ~ Home Pregnancy Test
HRT ~ Hormone Replacement Therapy
HSC ~ Hysteroscopy
HSG ~ Hysterosalpingogram
HTH ~ Hope that helps
IF ~ Infertility
IM ~ Intra-Muscular (injections)
IVF ~ In Vitro Fertilization
IUI ~ Inter Uterine Insemination
KWIM ~ Know what I mean?
LAP ~ Laparoscopy
LH ~ Luteinzing Hormone
LMP ~ Last Menstrual Period (1st day of red flow)
LP ~ Luteal Phase
2WW ~ 2 Week Wait (luteal phase)
LSP ~ Low Sperm Count
MC, m/c ~ Miscarriage
MF ~ Male Factor
NP ~ Nurse Practitioner
O, OV ~ Ovualtion
OB ~ Obstetrician
OB/GYN ~ Obstetrician/Gynecologist
OC ~ Oral Contraceptives
OCP ~ Oral Contraceptive Pill
OD ~ Ovulatory Dysfunction
OHSS ~ Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
OPK ~ Ovulation Predictor Kit
OPT ~ Ovulation Predictor Test
OTC ~ Over The Counter
P4 ~ Progesterone
PA ~ Physicians Assistant
PCAP ~ Polycystic Appearing Ovaries
PCO ~ Polycystic Ovaries
PCOD ~ Polycystic Ovary Disease
PCOS ~ Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PCP ~ Primary Care Physician
PCT ~ Postcoital Test
PG ~ Pregnant
PI ~ Primary Infertility
PID ~ Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
PMS ~ Premenstrual Syndrome
POC ~ Products of Conception
RE ~ Reproductive Endocrinologist
RI ~ Reproductive Immunologist
RPL ~ Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rx ~ Prescription
SA ~ Semen Analysis
S/b, SB Stillbirth
SI ~ Secondary Infertility
SO ~ Significant Other
TTC ~ Trying to conceive
TL ~ Tubal Ligation
TR ~ Tubal Reversal
Tx ~ Treatment
TIA ~ Thanks in advance
TAB ~ Taking A Break
TMI ~ Too Much Information
UR ~ Urologist
US, u/s ~ Ultrasound
UTI ~ Urinary Tract Infection
V ~ Vasectomy
VR ~ Vasectomy Reversal
Below is a list of the commonly (and not co common) used acronyms for short hand online TTC (trying to conceive AKA getting pregnant/ "trying") talk .
TTC ~ Trying to Conceive
AF ~ Aunt Flow (period)
AHI ~ At-Home Insemination
AI ~ Artificial Insemination
AID ~ Artificial Insemination from Donor
AIH ~ Artificial Insemination from Husband
AO ~ Anovulation
BD ~ Baby Dance
BBT ~ Basal Body Temperature
BCP ~ Birth Control Pills
Beta, beta hCG ~ Serum Pregnancy Test: qualitative (yes/no) or quantitative (numeric level)
BG ~ Blood Glucose
BSE ~ Breast Self-Exam
BTB ~ Break Through Bleeding
BW, b/w ~ Blood work
BOB ~ Baby on the Brain, Baby Obsessed Brain
BFN ~ Big Fat Negative
BFP ~ Big Fat Positive
CY# ~ Cycle Number
CCCT ~ Clomiphene Citrate Challenge Test (Clomid Challenge)
CD ~ Cycle Day
CF ~ Cervical Fluid
CM ~ Cervical Mucus
CNM ~ Certified Nurse Midwife
COH ~ Controlled Ovarian Hyper stimulation
CP ~ Cervical Position
DH ~Dearest Husband
DD ~ Darling Daughter
DP ~ Darling Partner
DS ~ Darling Son
D&C ~ Dilation and Curettage
D&E ~ Dilation and Evacuation
DE ~ Donor Eggs
DI ~ Donor Insemination
DPO ~ Days Past Ovulation
Dx ~ Diagnosis
DTD ~ Do the Deed
E2 ~ Estradiol (Estrogen)
EB, EMB ~ Endometrial Biopsy
EDC ~ Expected Date of Confinement (Due Date)
EDD ~ Estimated Due Date
ENDO ~ Endometriosis
EPT ~ Early Pregnancy Test
ERT ~ Estrogen Replacement Therapy
EW ~ Egg White
EWCF ~ Eggwhite Cervical Fluid
EWCM ~ Eggwhite Cervical Mucus
FP ~ Follicular Phase
FHR ~ Follicle Stimulating Hormone
FMU ~ First Morning Urine
FM ~ Fertility Monitor
GP ~ General Practitioner
HCG, HCG ` Human Chronic Gonadotropin
HCP ~ Health Care Practitioner
HPT ~ Home Pregnancy Test
HRT ~ Hormone Replacement Therapy
HSC ~ Hysteroscopy
HSG ~ Hysterosalpingogram
HTH ~ Hope that helps
IF ~ Infertility
IM ~ Intra-Muscular (injections)
IVF ~ In Vitro Fertilization
IUI ~ Inter Uterine Insemination
KWIM ~ Know what I mean?
LAP ~ Laparoscopy
LH ~ Luteinzing Hormone
LMP ~ Last Menstrual Period (1st day of red flow)
LP ~ Luteal Phase
2WW ~ 2 Week Wait (luteal phase)
LSP ~ Low Sperm Count
MC, m/c ~ Miscarriage
MF ~ Male Factor
NP ~ Nurse Practitioner
O, OV ~ Ovualtion
OB ~ Obstetrician
OB/GYN ~ Obstetrician/Gynecologist
OC ~ Oral Contraceptives
OCP ~ Oral Contraceptive Pill
OD ~ Ovulatory Dysfunction
OHSS ~ Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
OPK ~ Ovulation Predictor Kit
OPT ~ Ovulation Predictor Test
OTC ~ Over The Counter
P4 ~ Progesterone
PA ~ Physicians Assistant
PCAP ~ Polycystic Appearing Ovaries
PCO ~ Polycystic Ovaries
PCOD ~ Polycystic Ovary Disease
PCOS ~ Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PCP ~ Primary Care Physician
PCT ~ Postcoital Test
PG ~ Pregnant
PI ~ Primary Infertility
PID ~ Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
PMS ~ Premenstrual Syndrome
POC ~ Products of Conception
RE ~ Reproductive Endocrinologist
RI ~ Reproductive Immunologist
RPL ~ Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rx ~ Prescription
SA ~ Semen Analysis
S/b, SB Stillbirth
SI ~ Secondary Infertility
SO ~ Significant Other
TTC ~ Trying to conceive
TL ~ Tubal Ligation
TR ~ Tubal Reversal
Tx ~ Treatment
TIA ~ Thanks in advance
TAB ~ Taking A Break
TMI ~ Too Much Information
UR ~ Urologist
US, u/s ~ Ultrasound
UTI ~ Urinary Tract Infection
V ~ Vasectomy
VR ~ Vasectomy Reversal
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