| A |
| add | attention deficit disorder |
| addy | email address |
| af | Aunt Flo, or period |
| afk | Away
From Keyboard |
| aid | donor insemination |
| art | assisted reproductive therapy |
| at | artificial insemination |
| ACA | Anti-cardiolipin Antibodies |
| ACTH | Adrenal Corticotropic Hormone |
| AF | Aunt Flo (menstruation) |
| AH, AZH | Assisted Hatching |
| a.i | alt.infertility newsgroup |
| a.i.a, aia | alt.infertility.alternatives newsgroup |
| a.i.p, aip | alt.infertility.primary newsgroup |
| a.i.s, ais | alt.infertility.secondary newsgroup |
| AHI | At-home Insemination |
| ANA | Anti-nuclear Antibodies |
| APA | Anti-phospholipid Antibodies |
| APTT | Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time |
| ASA | Anti-sperm Antibody |
| ASRM | American Society of Reproductive Medicine |
| ATA | Anti-thyroid Antibody |
| AVA | Anti-ovarian Antibody |
| B |
| brb | be
right back |
| bak | back
at keyboard |
| bbl | be back later |
| bbs | be back soon |
| bbt | basal body temp |
| bd | baby dance |
| bf | best friend/boy friend |
| bf, b/f | breast feeding |
| bil | brother in law |
| brb | be right back |
| BCP | Birth Control Pills |
| BD | Baby Dance (sex) |
| BMS | Baby-making Sex |
| BT | Balanced Translocation |
| BW, b/w | Bloodwork |
| btw | by the way |
| BZ | Baby Zone |
| C |
| cd | cycle day |
| cm | cervical mucous |
| cp | cervical position |
| ctx | contraction |
| CAD | Carbohydrate Addict's Diet |
| CAH | Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia |
| CASA | Computer-assisted Semen Analysis |
| CBAVD | Congenital Bilateral Absence of the Vas Deferens |
| CCCT, CCT | Clomiphene Citrate Challenge Test (Clomid Challenge Test) |
| CD | Cycle Day |
| CD56+ | Natural Killer Cells
(NK) |
| CF | Cervical Fluid |
| CM | Cervical Mucus |
| CMV | Cytomegalovirus |
| CNM | Certified Nurse Midwife |
| COH | Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation |
| COW | Curse of Womanhood (menstruation) |
| CP | Cervical Position |
| CVS | Chorionic Villae Sampling |
| D |
| d&c | Dilation and Curettage |
| dd | dear daughter |
| ddc | due date club |
| des | Diethylstilbestrol |
| dh | dear husband |
| dpo | days post ovulation |
| D&E | Dilation & Evacuation |
| DE | Donor Eggs |
| DES | Diethylstilbestrol (a synthetic estrogen) |
| DHEAS | Dihydroepiandrosterone Sulfate |
| DI | Donor Insemination |
| DIPI | Direct Intra-peritoneal Insemination |
| DOST | Direct Oocyte-Sperm Transfer |
| DPO | Days Post-Ovulation |
| Dx | Diagnosis |
| dpt | days post transfer |
| ds | dear son |
| dw | dear wife |
| E |
| endo | endometriosis |
| epo | evening primrose oil |
| ew | egg white |
| E2 | Estradiol |
| EB, EMB | Endometrial Biopsy |
| EDD | Estimated Due Date |
| EPT | Early Pregnancy Test |
| ET | Embryo Transfer |
| ETF | Embryo Toxic Factor |
| ETA | Embryo Toxicity Assay |
| EW, EWCM | Eggwhite Cervical Mucus |
| F |
| fil | father in law |
| fsh | follicle stimulating hormone |
| FBG | Fasting Blood Glucose |
| FET | Frozen Embryo Transfer |
| FHR | Fetal Heart Rate |
| FP | Follicular Phase |
| FTTA | Fertile Thoughts To All |
| G |
| gift | Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer |
| GD | Gestational Diabetes |
| GnRH | Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone |
| GP | General Practitioner |
| GTT | Glucose Tolerance Test |
| H |
| ha ha ha | laughing |
| hcg | human choronic gonadotropin |
| hsg | hystersalpingogram |
| hpt | home pregnancy test |
| hs | homeschool |
| HbA1c | Glycosylated Hemoglobin |
| HCP | Health
Care Practitioner |
| HEPA | Hamster Egg Penetration Assay |
| hMG, HMG | Human Menopausal Gonadotropin |
| HP | Hannah's Prayer (Christian infertility / pregnancy loss group) |
| HRT | Hormone Replacement Therapy |
| HSC | Hysteroscopy |
| HSG | Hysterosalpingogram |
| I |
| imho | in my humble opinion |
| iti | intratubal insemination |
| iui | intrauterine insemination |
| ivf | in vitro fertilization |
| IBT | Immunobead Binding Test |
| ICI | Intra-cervical Insemination |
| ICSI | Intra-cytoplasmic Sperm Injection |
| IF | Infertility |
| IM | Intra-muscular (WRT injections) |
| INCIID | International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination |
| IOR | Immature Oocyte Retrieval |
| IR | Insulin Resistant |
| ITI | Intra-tubal Insemination |
| IUFD | Intra-uterine Fetal Demise |
| IUGR | Intra-uterine Growth Retardation |
| IUI | Intra-uterine Insemination |
| IVC | Intra-vaginal Culture |
| IVF | In Vitro Fertilization |
| IVIg | Intravenous Immunoglobulin |
| J |
| jmo | just my opinion |
| K |
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