Speak Infertile
Here is a translation list of popular infertiliy abbreviations:
2WW- two week wait (the wait between an IUI or IVF and the pregnancy test)
ART – assisted reproductive technology
BCP – birth control pills
Beta - a blood pregnancy test and number of amount of HCG in the system
BFN- big fat negative (boo)
BFP – big fat positive (yay!)
D &C- dilation and curettage (just know that you don’t ever want one or two)
Embies – embryos
ER – egg retrieval
ET – embryo transfer
FET – frozen embryo transfer
Follies – ovarian follicles which contain growing eggs
HCG – human chorionic gonadotropin – pregnancy hormone
HPT – home pregnancy test (see POAS)
HSG – Hysteroslapingogram (aka Painful Dye Injection into your uterus)
ICSI – intracytoplasmic sperm injection (used with IVF) – sperm are injected directly into the egg to aid fertilization
IF – infertility
Injectibles – stims that are injected (Menopur, Bravelle, etc)
IUI – intrauterine insemination
IVF – in vitro fertilization
OPK – ovulation predictor kit
PGS – preimplantation genetic screening
POAS – pee on a stick (i.e. take a home pregnancy test)
RE – reproductive endocronologist
SHG – sonohysterogram (with the emphasis on ‘hysterical’)
Stims- drugs that stimulate egg production
Trigger – HCG shot that causes ovulation
TTC – trying to conceive
Thanks for this! It sometimes feels like there’s a secret code out there! I wrote about this on my blog a few days ago but never knew such a comprehensive list existed. Good Luck!