ACRONYMS/ABBREVIATIONS
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Abbreviation/Acronym |
Explanation |
Two Week Wait - Luteal Phase - 14 days after ovulation |
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Aunt Flo, menstruation, period |
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Away from keyboard/keys |
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AH |
Assisted Hatching |
TTC Asylum, need to check in? |
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a/k/a children's aspirin which contains only 81mg of aspirin used to quiet immune system |
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Basal Body Temperature |
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Baby Dance, Sex |
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BCP |
Blood test for PG
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Big Fat Negative (Pregnancy Tests) |
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Big Fat Positive (Pregnancy Test) |
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Be right back |
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By the way |
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CB |
Cycle Buddy - Same cycle day as yourself! |
Cycle Day |
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Corpus Luteum - Corpse of the egg; produces progesterone |
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Cervical Mucus |
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Cervical Position |
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CYE |
Check your email |
DB |
Discussion board |
DD |
Dear Daughter |
Dear Husband |
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Dancing Partner; spouse, or significant other |
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Days Past Ovulation |
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Dear Boyfriend |
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Dear Son |
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Doing The Dance, BD, sex |
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Alumnae sprinkle PG Dust~*~*~*~*~*~ on us TTCers |
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EC |
Embryo Cyro/Freezing |
Estimated Due Date |
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EPO |
Evening Primrose Oil |
Egg-White Cervical Mucus (or use Egg Whites for CM) |
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Egg Retrieval |
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ET |
Egg transfer (can be used as 5dpet |
Face to face |
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Great minds think alike |
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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin - detected in HPTs |
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H&H |
Happy and Healthy |
Home Pregnancy Test |
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Hysterosalpingogram - x-ray |
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Sperm injection into center of egg |
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In my humble opinion |
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In my not so humble opinion |
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Intrauterine Insemination |
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In Vitro Fertilization |
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The muscle used to stop the flow of urine. |
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Luteinizing Hormone - detected in OPKs |
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Laughing Out Loud |
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Luteal Phase, days between ov & AF |
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More text in the body of message |
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OMG |
No Text in body of message - used when writing short messages on the discussion board
Oh My Gosh
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Ovulation |
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Ovulation Predictor Kit |
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Pregnancy, pregnant POAS - pee on a stick (pregnancy test). Many women will say they are a poas addict. Sharon |
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PG |
Pregnancy, pregnant |
RE |
Reproductive Endocronologist - doctor who specializes in fertility problems |
Real soon now |
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SA |
Semen Analysis |
Stay at Home Mom |
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A term used which refers to Robitussin or Guaifenesin Syrup (expectorant) used to thin CM |
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Rolling on the Floor Laughing |
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SO |
Significant Other |
SOD |
Sex on Demand |
"Taking Charge of Your Fertility" by Toni Weschler |
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This usually occurs after ovulation when you jump on the Obsession Train! Chooo Chooo!! |
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TR |
Tubal Reversal |
Trying To Conceive |
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Ta ta for now |
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Yeast Infection |
Emoticons
(also known as smileys)
Here are just a few (tilt your head to the left to see the effect): :) = smile
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