Some useful TTC Acronyms & Abbreviations..

For those of u whom r new to TTC, im sure some of the acronyms n abbreviations seem to b strange to u.. here are some compilation of em... could b very usefl while reading ttc blogs coz, v alwiz use code words.. haha!!

A

• ACA  = Anti-Cardiolipin Antibodies 
• ACOG = AmericanCollegeof Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• ACTH =  Adrenal Corticotropic Hormone 
• AF =  Aunt Flo (menstruation, menstrual period) 
• AFAIK As Far as I Know
• AFK Away From Keyboard
• AFNW =  Aunt Flo Not Wanted 
• AH, AZH =  Assisted Hatching 
• AI =  Artificial Insemination 
• AIIC As If I Care
• AISI As I See It
• AKA Also Known As
• ANA =  Anti-Nuclear Antibodies 
• ANFAWFOS And Now a Word From Our Sponsor
• AO: Annovulatory
• APA = Anti-Phospholipid Antibodies 
• APTT = Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time  
• ART = Assisted Reproductive Technology 
• ASA = Anti-Sperm Antibody 
• ASAFP As Soon As Freakin' Possible
• ASAP As Soon As Possible
• ASRM =  American Society of Reproductive Medicine 
• ATA = Anti-Thyroid Antibody 
• AVA = Anti-Ovarian Antibody
• AYF All Your Fault

B

• BA: Baby Aspirin
• Babydust: Fairy dust, good luck getting pregnant
• BAIK Boy Am I Confused
• BAK Back At Keyboard
• BB's: Breasts
• BBT =  Basal Body Temperature 
• BBT: Basal Body Temperature
• BC: Birth Control
• BCP = Birth Control Pills 
• BCP: Birth Control Pills
• BD = Baby Dancing (Love Making) @ also means twice daily for taking medications.
• BF Boy Friend
• BFN = Bloody f%^*$#g negative (refering to a negative pregnancy test) 
• BFN Bye For Now
• BFN: Big Fat Negative (test result)
• BFP = Bloody f%^*$#g positive (refering to a positive pregnancy test) 
• BFP: Big Fat Positive (test result)
• BIL: Brother-in-Law
• BMS = Baby-Making Sex 
• BNF Big Name Fan
• BNI Batteries Not Included
• BOC But Of Course
• BOF Birds of a Feather (Special Interest Group)
• BOS Big Orange Switch (Panic Button)
• BOT Back on Topic
• BRB Be Right Back
• BRS Big Red Switch (Panic Button)
• BS Bulls*
• BSEG Big S* Eating A Grin
• BTDT Been There, Done That
• BTDT: Been There Done That
• BTFM Beats the Funk out of Me
• BTFT Been There, Fixed That
• BTW By the way
• BTW: By The Way
• BUGS Bloody User Generated Symptoms
• BW or B/W: Blood Work

C

• C&B Crash & Burn
• CAH = Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia 
• CASA = Computer-Assisted Semen Analysis 
• CATCH Come Again? That Can't Help!
• CB: Cycle Buddy (someone who shares the same menstrual cycle/ovulation dates)
• CCCT= Clomiphene Citrate Challenge Test(Clomid Challenge) 
• CD = Cycle Day
• CE Creative Editing
• CF =  Cervical Fluid
• Chromo = Chromopertubation
• CIAO Goodbye
• CL: Corpus luteum
• CM = Cervical Mucus
• CMV = Cytomegalovirus
• CNM = Certified Nurse Midwife
• COTFLGOHAHA Crawling on the Floor Laughing Guts Out and Having a Heart Attack
• CP: Cervical position
• CSY Can't Stop Yawning
• CU Cracking Up
• CUL Catch You Later (Goodbye)
• CUL8R See You Later
• CVS = Chorionic Villi Sampling
• CWYL Chat With You Later
• CY: Cycle
• CYA Cover Your Ass
• CYA See Ya

D

• D&C = Dilation and Curettage
• D&C Duck & Cover
• D&E = Dilation and Evacuation
• DBA Doing Business As
• DBN Doing Business Not
• DD: Dear/Darling Daughter
• DE = Donor Eggs
• DES = Diethylstilbestrol (a synthetic estrogen)
• DH: Dear/Darling Husband
• DI = Donor Insemination
• DIAFYO Did I Ask For Your Opinion
• DILLIGAFF Do I look Like I give a Flying Figment?
• DIPI = Direct Intra-Peritoneal Insemination
• DITUIHIBMSL Did I Tell You I Hate IBMs Lately
• DITUILIBMSL Did I Tell You I Love IBMs Lately
• DNPM Damn Near P*ed Myself
• DOST = Direct Oocyte-Sperm Transfer
• DP = Dear Partner
• DP: "Dancing" partner; spouse or significant other
• DPO = Days Post-Ovulation
• DS: Dear/Darling Son
• DSOP = Dear Significant Other Person
• DTD: Doing the dance, sex
• DUCWIC Do You See What I See?
• DUCWIM Do You See What I Mean?
• DUHWIH Do You Hear What I Hear?
• DW = Dear Wife
• DW: Dear/Darling Wife
• Dx = Diagnosis

E

• E2 = Estradiol
• E2: Estradiol
• E2EG Ear to Ear Grin
• EB, EMB = Endometrial Biopsy
• EDD: Estimated Due Date
• Endo = Endometriosis
• EOD End of Discussion
• EOL End of Lecture
• EPO: Evening Primrose Oil
• EPT: Early Pregnancy Test
• ESAD Eat S* And Die
• ESAL Eat S* And Live
• ET: Embryo Transfer
• ETA = Embryo Toxicity Assay
• ETF = Embryo Toxic Factor
• ETLA Enhanced TLA
• EW=Egg White Consistency (refering to CM)
• EWCM: Eggwhite cervical mucus

F

• FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
• FET: Frozen Embryo Transfer
• FIGMO Forget It, I've Got My Orders
• FIIN F* if I Know
• FIL: Father-in-Law
• FITB Fill In the Blank
• FM Fine Magic
• FM: Fertility Monitor
• FMU: First morning urine
• FOAD F* off and Die
• FOAF Friend of a Friend
• FOAFOAG Father of a Friend of a Girlfriend
• FOAG Father of a Girlfriend
• FOT Full of Tripe
• FP: Follicular Phase
• FRE: First Response Early
• FRZ Freakin' Religious Zealot
• FSH  =  Follicle Stimulating Hormone
• FTASB Faster than a Speeding Bullet
• FTL Faster than Light
• FTTA  =  Fertile Thoughts to All
• FUA Frequently Used Acronyms
• FUBAR Fouled Up (!) Beyond All Recognition (or Repair)
• FUMTU F*ed up More Than Usual
• FUR: False Unicorn Root
• FWIW For what it's worth
• FYA For Your Action
• FYEO For Your Eyes Only
• FYI For Your Information
• FYO For Your Opinion

G

• GASP Go Away, Silly Person!
• GCT  =  Glucose Challenge Test
• GD&R Grinning, Ducking and Running
• GD&RVVF Grinning, Ducking and Running Very Very Fast
• GF Girl Friend
• GF: Girlfriend
• GGN Gotta Go Now
• GIFT  =  Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer
• GIGO Garbage In, Garbage Out
• GIWIST Gee I Wish I'd Said That
• GMTA Great Minds Think Alike
• GnRH  =  Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
• GOMF Get Outta My Face
• GP  =  General Practitioner
• GRUIT Get Reay yoU Impudent Thing
• GTFOOMF Get the F* Out of My Face
• GTT  =  Glucose Tolerance Test

H

• H&H: Happy and Healthy
• HAND Have A Nice Day
• hCG =  Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (pregnancy hormone)
• HCG = Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
• HEPA = Hamster Egg Penetration Assay
• HHO1/2K Ha Ha Only Half Kidding
• HHOK Ha Ha Only Kidding
• HMG = Human Menopausal Gonadotropin
• HOMPR Hang On, Mobile Phone's Ringing
• HPT = Home Pregnancy Test
• HRT =  Hormone Replacement Therapy
• HRT = Hormone Replacement Therapy
• HSC =  Hysteroscopy
• HSG =  Hysterosalpingogram
• HSG = Hysterosalpingogram
• HTH Hope This Helps
• HWS(PEST) Husband Wants Sex (Please Excuse Slow Typing)
• Hx = History

I

• IAC In Any Case
• IAE In Any Event
• IANAL I Am Not A Lawyer, also IANA... such as CPA
• IANALBIPOOTV I Am Not A Lawyer, But I Play One On TV
• IARTPFWTSIOWIM I am Repeating this Parrot fashion without the slightest idea of what it Means
• IBC Inadequate But Cute
• IBM Inadequate But Marketable
• ICI = Intra-Cervical Insemination
• ICSI =  Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection
• ICSI = Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection
• ICUR I See You Are
• IDGABTT It Don't Get Any Better Than This
• IDGAD I Don't Give a Damn
• IDGAS I Don't Give a S*
• IDTS I Don't Think So
• IF =  Infertility
• IIRC If I Remember Correctly
• IITYWTMWYBMAD If I Tell You What This Means Will You Buy Me A Drink?
• IITYWTMWYKM If I Tell You What This Means, Will You Kiss ME?
• ILIWTPCT I Love It When the Plan Comes Together
• ILSHIBAMF I Laughed so Hard I Broke All my Furniture
• IM =  Intramuscular
• IM = Intramuscular (injections)
• IMBO In My Biased Opinion
• IMCO In My Considered Opinion
• IMHO In My Humble Opinion
• IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion
• IMO =  In My Humble Opinion
• IMO In My Opinion
• IMVHO In My Very Humble Opinion
• INF - Infertility
• INPO In No Particular Order
• Internet Acronyms
• IOR = Immature Oocyte Retrieval
• IOW In other words
• IRL In Real Life
• ITI = Intra-tubal Insemination
• IUD Insert Usual Disclaimers
• IUGR = Intrauterine Growth Restriction
• IUI = Intrauterine Insemination
• IVF = In Vitro Fertilization
• IVIg = Intravenous Immunoglobulin
• IYKWIM =  If You Know What I Mean

J

• JK Just Kidding

K

• KISS Keep It Simple Stupid
• KMA Kiss my A*
• KWIM =  Know What I Mean
• KWIM Know What I Mean?

L

• L8R Later
• LAD = Leukocyte Antibody Detection Assay
• LAGNAF Lets All Get Naked and Fool Around
• LAP = Laparoscopy
• LH = Luteinizing Hormone
• LIT = Leukocyte Immunization Therapy
• LLTA Lots and Lots of Thunderous Applause
• LMFAO Laughing My F* A* Off
• LMP = Last Menstrual Period (start date)
• LMTTA Leave Me the F* Alone
• LO = Love Olympics (Love Making)
• LOL = Laughing Out Loud
• LOL Laughing Out Loud
• LP =  Luteal phase
• LPD = Luteal Phase Defect
• LTIP Laughing Til I Puke
• LUF = Luteinized Unruptured Follicle

M

• M
• MC, m/c, misc. = Miscarriage
• MCBTY(SN) My Computer is Better than Yours (So Nyerrr)
• MESA = Microsurgical Epididymal Sperm Aspiration
• MF =  Male Factor
• MFG More Friendly Garbage
• MFM = Maternal-Fetal Medicine (High Risk Ob)
• MHDC(A) My Hard Drive Crashed (Again)
• MMIF My Mouth Is Full
• MS =  Morning Sickness
• MYOB Mind Your Own Business

N

• NAA! Not Another Acronym!
• NBD No Big Deal
• NERD National Establishment for Real Dorks
• NEST = Non-surgical Embryonic Selective Thinning
• NFA No Flaming Allowed
• NFW No F*ing Way
• NIMBY Not in My Back Yard
• NJTH Not Just Thinking Here
• NK = Natural Killer Cells (CD56+)
• NO = No Ovulation
• NOMS Not on MY System
• NORIF = Non-Stimulated Oocyte Retrieval in (office) Fertilization
• NP =  Nurse Practitioner
• NRN No Reply Necessary
• NSA = Non-Surgical Sperm Aspiration
• NST = Non-Stress Test
• NTL Nevertheless
• NUNP No Users, No Problems

O

• O =  Ovulation
• OATUS On a Totally Unrelated Subject
• OAUS On a Related Subject
• OB =  Obstetrician
• OB/GYN = Obstetrician/Gynecologist
• OC =  Oral Contraceptives
• OCT = Oxytocin Challenge Test
• OD = Once daily.
• OHSS =  Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
• OIC Oh, I See
• OMG =  Oh My Gosh
• ONNA Oh No, Not Again
• ONNTA Oh No, Not This Again
• OOSOOM Out of Sight, Out of Mind
• OOTC Obligatory On-Topic Comment
• OPK =  Ovulation Predictor Kit
• OT =  Off Topic
• OTC =  Over-the-counter
• OTC Over the Counter
• OTFM Only the Facts, Mam
• OTOH On the other hand
• OTTOMH Off the Top of My Head
• OTTOMHAROOB Off the Top of My Head and Rolling Out of Bounds
• OTW On the Whole
• OWTTE Or Words to that Effect

P

• P4 =  Progesterone
• PA =  Physician's Assistant
• PBKAC Problem Between Keyboard and Chair
• PC =  Post-Coital
• PCO, PCOD = Polycystic Ovary Disease
• PCOS = Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
• PCP =  Primary Care Physician
• PCT = Post-Coital Test
• PESA = Percutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration
• PFM Pure Freaking Magic
• PG = Pregnant
• PGD = Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
• PI = Primary Infertility
• PID = Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
• PIO =  Progesterone In Oil
• PITA Pain In The Ass
• PLI = Paternal Leukocyte Immunization
• PMETC Pardon Me, etc.
• PMS = Pre-Menstrual Syndrome
• PMYMHMMFSWGAD Pardon Me, You Must Have Mistaken Me for Someone Who Gives A Damn
• POAS =  Pee On A Stick
• POF = Premature Ovarian Failure
• POQ P* Off Quickly
• POQADCB P* Off Quickly and Don't Come back
• POV Point of View
• PUPO Pregnant Until Proven Otherwise
• PPP Petty Pet Peeve
• PROM = Premature Rupture of Membranes
• PTMM Please Tell Me More

R

• RE = Reproductive Endocrinologist (Infertility specialist)
• R-hFSH = Recombinant Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone
• RI = Reproductive Immunologist
• ROFFNAR Rolling on the Floor for no Apparent Reason
• ROFL Rolling on Floor Laughing
• ROFLMAO Rolling on Floor Laughing My Ass Off
• ROFLOL Rolling on the Floor Laughing Out Loud
• ROFLOLBAG Rolling on the Floor Laughing Out Loud Busting a Gut
• ROFPML Rolling on the Floor P*ing Myself Laughing
• ROS = Reactive Oxygen Species
• ROTBA Reality on the Blink Again
• RPL = Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
• RSA = Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion
• RSN Real Soon Now [which may be a long time coming]
• RTFI Read the Friendly Instructions
• RTFM Read the Freakin' manual!
• RTFMA Read the Manual, Sir!
• Rx = Prescription

S

• S/A =  Sperm/semen analysis
• SA = Semen Analysis
• SAHD =  Stay At Home Dad
• SAHM =  Stay At Home Mom
• SAR Some Assembly Required
• SART = Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology
• SBCN Sitting Behind the Computer, Naked
• SHG =  Sonohysterogram
• SHM S* Happens, Mate
• SI = Secondary Infertility
• SICS Sitting in Chair Snickering
• SIIN S* if I Know
• SIL =  Sister-in-Law
• SITD Still in the dark
• SLE = Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• SNAFU SituationNormal: All Fouled (!) Up
• SO =  Significant Other
• SO Significant Other
• SOE Silly/Stupid Operator Error
• SOL Still Out of Luck (or something thereabouts <g>)
• Sono HSG =  Sonohysterogram
• SOP Standard Operational Procedure
• SPA = Sperm Penetration Assay
• STD = Sexually Transmitted Disease
• SUZI = Sub-Zonal Insertion

T

• TANJ There Aint No Justice -- Niven
• TANSTAAFL There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free lunch
• TCB Taking Care of Business
• TDMATBICPLY This Doesn't Mean A Thing But It Confuses People Like You
• TeBG = Testosterone-Estradiol-Binding Globulin
• TESE = Testicular Sperm Extraction
• TET = Tubal Embryo Transfer
• TGAL Think Globally, Act Locally
• TIA =  Thanks in advance
• TIA Thanks In Advance (also AtDhVaAnNkCsE)
• TIC Tongue in cheek
• TINALO This is Not a Legal Opinion
• TINAR This is Not a Recommendation
• TINWIS That is Not What I Said
• TL =  Tubal Ligation
• TLA Three Letter Acronym (such as this)
• TM Trust Me
• TMI =  To Much Information
• TNOTVS There's Nothing on Television, so...
• TORCH = Toxoplasmosis, Other, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, and Herpes test
• TPS(S) This Program Sucks, (Severely)
• TPTB The Powers That Be
• TR =  Tubal Reversal
• TRDMC Tears Running Down My Cheeks
• TRH =  Thyroid Releasing Hormone
• TSH =  Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
• TSOHF Total Sense of Humor Failure
• TTBOMK To the Best of My Knowledge
• TTC = Trying to Conceive
• TTFN Ta Ta for Now
• TTM To The Moderator
• TTYL =  Talk To Ya Later
• TTYL Talk To You Later
• TTYRS Talk To You Real Soon
• TUFD The User File Died
• TUFT = Trans-Uterine Fallopian Transfer
• Tx = Treatment

U

• US, u/s = Ultrasound or ultrasonography
• UTI = Urinary Tract Infection

V

• V =  Vasectomy
• VETLA Very Enhanced TLA
• VR =  Vasectomy Reversal
• Vege = Vegetarian

W

• WAB What, Another Bill
• WAMKSAM Why are My Kitties (Kids) Staring at Me
• WB Welcome Back
• WBC = White Blood Cells
• WBS Write Back Soon
• WDYMBT What do You Mean by That
• WIBAMU Well, I'll be a Monkey's Uncle
• WMMOWS Wash My Mouth Out with Soap
• WTF What the F*?
• WTG Way To Go
• WTH What the H*?
• WYLABOCTGWTR Would You Like a Bowl of Cream to go with That Remark?
• WYLASOMWTC Would You Like a Saucer of Milk with that Comment?
• WYPIWYG What You Printed Is What You've Got
• WYSIAWYG What You See is Almost What You Get
• WYSINWNWYG What You See Is No Where Near What You Get
• WYSINWYG What You See Is NOT What You Get
• WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get
• WYTYSYDG What You Thought You Saw, You Didn't Get

Y

• YAOTM Yet Another Off-Topic Message
• YHGASPL You Have Got A Serious Problem, Lad!
• YI = Yeat Infection
• YMMV Your Mileage may vary
• YSS You Suck Severely
• YSWUS Yea, Sure Whatever You Say!
• YWSYLS You win some, you lose some

Z

• ZIFT = Zygote Intra-Fallopian Transfer