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Fertility Abbreviations Explained

Hey Guys, On my fertility journey I quickly found out there is a whole code you need to understand. Here are all the abbreviations decoded. Are you on a fertility journey? Acronym What it means 2WW Two-week wait (the time between ovulation and either a period or a positive pregnancy test) AF Aunt Flo (your period) AI Artificial insemination (also known as intrauterine insemination) Baby dust Like "fairy dust" … a way to wish someone good luck in getting pregnant ("Baby dust to you!") BBT Basal body temperature BCP Birth control pill BD Baby dance (sex) BF Breastfeed or boyfriend BFN Big fat negative (negative result on a pregnancy test) BFP Big fat positive (positive result on a pregnancy test) BP Blood pressure CB or CBD Clearblue or Clearblue digital (a specific brand of pregnancy test) CBFM Clearblue fertility monitor CD Cycle day (where the first day of your menstrual cycle is the first day of your period) CM Cervical mucus CP Chemical pregnancy DD Dear/darling daughter DF Dear/darling fiance/fiancee DH Dear/darling husband DP Dear/darling partner DPO Days past ovulation DS Dear/darling son DSD Dear/darling stepdaughter DSS Dear/darling stepson DTD Do the deed (have sex) DW Dear/darling wife EPO Evening primrose oil (a herbal remedy that some women believe can help fertility) EWCM Egg white cervical mucus FMU First morning urine (your pee has a higher concentration of hormones in the morning, so a pregnancy test may give a positive result sooner if you use it then) FT Full-time FRER First Response Early Result (a specific brand of pregnancy test) HCG Human chorionic gonadotrophin (the hormone that pregnancy tests measure) HPT Home pregnancy test HSG Hysterosalpingogram (an X-ray of the womb and fallopian tubes) IB Implantation bleeding (slight bleeding or spotting that may happen around the time an embryo implants in your womb) IC Internet cheapie (a cheap pregnancy test or ovulation predictor kit bought online) ICSI Intracytoplasmic sperm injection IUI Intrauterine insemination IVF In vitro fertilisation LH Luteinising hormone (the hormone that triggers ovulation; an LH surge is an increase in LH just before ovulation) Line eyes A request for people to look at a picture of a pregnancy test and say whether or not they think it's positive LMP Last menstrual period (the first day of your last period) LO Little one LP Luteal phase (the phase of your cycle between ovulation and getting your period) MC Miscarriage MIL Mother-in-law MW Midwife OH Other half OHSS Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome OP Original post/poster OPK Ovulation predictor kit OV Ovulation PCOS Polycystic ovary syndrome PG Pregnant PID Pelvic inflammatory disease PP Previous poster or postpartum PG Pregnant PGD Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (where IVF embryos are tested for genetic conditions before implantation) PGS Pre-implantation genetic screening (where IVF embryos are tested to make sure they have a healthy number of chromosomes before implantation) PMA Positive mental attitude POAS Pee on a stick (take a pregnancy test) RLT Raspberry leaf tea Rainbow baby A baby born after losing a pregnancy or a child SA Semen analysis (an assessment of sperm quantity, quality, and motility) SAHD Stay-at-home dad SAHM Stay-at-home mum SAHP Stay-at-home parent SD Stepdaughter or Superdrug (a particular brand of pregnancy test) SMEP Sperm meets egg plan (a specific method for trying to conceive) SS Stepson or symptom spotting (looking for the early signs of pregnancy) TTC Trying to conceive TCOYF Take charge of your fertility (a book and app for tracking fertility) TWW Two-week wait (the time between ovulation and either a period or a positive pregnancy test) WAHD Work-at-home dad WAHM Work-at-home mum WAHP Work-at-home parent WYOO What's your opinion on…