Abbreviation Meaning here.

Sarah

TTC (Trying to Conceive) / Pregnancy 

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2ww or TWW: two week wait (luteal phase, ​14 days after ovulation) 

AF: Aunt Flo (menstruation, period) 

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AH: assisted hatching 

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ASYLUM: TTC asylum. Need to check in? 

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BBT: basal body temperature 

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BD: baby dance (sex) 

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BDP: baby dancing partner 

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BF: breastfeeding

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BM: breast milk or bowel 

BFN: big fat negative (pregnancy test result) 

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BFP: big fat positive (pregnancy test result) 

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CB: cycle buddy (same cycle day as you!) 

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CD: cycle day 

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CL: corpus luteum 

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CM: cervical mucus 

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CP: cervical position 

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DPO: days past ovulation 

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DTD: doing the dance (BD, sex) 

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DUST: alumnae sprinkle PG Dust~*~*~*~ on TTCers

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EC: embryo cryo/freezing 

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EDD: estimated due date 

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EPO: evening primrose oil 

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ER: egg retrieval 

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ET: egg transfer (can be used as 5DPET, to mean 5 days past egg transfer) 

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EWCM: egg-white cervical mucus 

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hCG: human chorionic gonadotropin (detected in home pregnancy tests )

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H&H: happy and healthy 

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HPT: home pregnancy test 

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HSG: hysterosalpingogram (X-ray test)

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ICSI: intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (microfertilization) 

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IPP: Infertility Protection Project 

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<a href="https://glowing.com/glow-fertility-program">IUI</a>: intrauterine insemination 

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<a href="https://glowing.com/glow-fertility-program">IVF</a>: <a href="https://glowing.com/glow-fertility-program">in vitro fertilization</a> 

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LH: luteinizing hormone (detected in ovulation predictor kits) 

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LP: luteal phase, days between OV and AF 

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MC: miscarriage

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O or OV: ovulation 

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OPK: ovulation predictor kit 

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OT or Train: obsession train. 

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PG: pregnancy, pregnant 

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PNV: prenatal vitamin

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POAS: pee on a stick (home pregnancy test) 

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RE: reproductive endocrinologist (doctor who specializes in fertility problems) 

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ROBI: Robitussin or guaifenesin syrup (expectorant) used to thin cervical mucus 

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SA: semen analysis 

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SOD: sex on demand 

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TR: tubal reversal 

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TTC: trying to conceive 

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VR: vasectomy reversal 

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YI: yeast infection