Infertility Abbreviations

Abbreviation Definition
AF Aunt Flo (Menstrual Bleeding)
AH Assisted Hatching
ART Assisted Reproductive Technology
BBT Basal Body Temperature
BCP Birth Control Pills
BMS Baby Making Sex
CCCT Clomiphene Citrate Challenge Test
CD Cycle Day
CM Cervical Mucus
CMV Cytomegalovirus
D&C Dilatation & Curettage
DES Diethylstilbestrol (a synthetic estrogen)
DH Dear Husband
DI Donor Insemination
DPO Days Post-ovulation
DPT Days Post-transfer
Dx Diagnosis
E2 Estradiol
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
FET Frozen Embryo Transfer
GIFT Gamete Intrafallopian Tube Transfer
HPT Home Pregnancy Test
HSG Hysterosalpingogram
ICSI Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
IUI Intrauterine Insemination
IVF In Vitro Fertilization
LPD Luteal Phase Defect
LOL Lots of Luck or Laughing Out Loud
M/C Miscarriage
M/S Morning Sickness
OHSS Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
OPK Ovulation Predictor Kit
PCT Post-coital Test
PCO Polycystic Ovaries
PID Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
PG Pregnant
PMS Pre-Menstrual Syndrome
RE Reproductive Endocrinologist
Rx Prescription
SA Semen Analysis
SO Significant Other
STD Sexually Transmitted Disease
TTC Trying to Conceive
Tx Treatment
U/S Ultrasound
UTI Urinary Tract Infection