Abbreviations

Here's a list of common abbreviations used in the Trying to Conceive forums. These and all sorts of other nauseating terms will become part of your everyday on-line conversation.

There will be a test at the end.

AF - Aunt Flo ( period)

BD - BabyDancing (sex)

BT - blood test

CD - Cycle Day

CM - cervical mucus

DH - Darling Husband

DPO - days past ovulation

ENDO - endometriosis

ESN - every second night (frequency of having to do the do...)

EWCM - egg white cervical mucus

FMU - first morning urine

HCG - Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin - (the stuff that rises in your blood when you're pregnant.)

HPT - home pregnancy test

ICSI - Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection

IVF - In vitro Fertilisation

IUI - Intrauterine Insemination

LAP - laparoscopy

LP - Luteal Phase (phase between ovulation and menstruation, usually 14 days)

M/C - miscarriage

O - ovulation

OPK - ovulation predictor kit

POAS - pee on a stick ( doing a home pregnancy test)

PCOS - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

PG - up the duff, bun in the oven, pregnant

SA - semen analysis

TMI - too much information

TTC - Trying to conceive

TWW - two week wait (between ovulation and when period is due)

U/S - ultrasound