New to Infertility?

Ok, I'm going to give my own personal rundown of Infertility. This will just be a general overview with some commonly used terms/acronyms, tests and treatments. Hope it can help someone! This will likely take several days. 

First terms/acronyms: 

ART - assisted reproductive technology

BBT - basal body temperature/thermometer

BCP - birth control pills

BFN/BFP - big fat negative/positive 

b/w- blood work

CD - cycle day

CM - cervical mucous

DPO - days past ovulation
DX - diagnosis

E2 - Estradiol (basically your follie growing hormone)

Endo - endometriosis

ER/ET - egg retrieval/transfer

FF - fertiliy friend - www.fertilityfriend.com

FMU - first morning urine

Follie - Follicles (basically your eggs - or what your eggs grow in - kind of...)

FSH - follicle stimulating hormone

HCG - basically the pregnancy hormone - will be given as a trigger for ovulation

HOM - high order multiples

HPT - home pregnancy test

HSG - Hysterosalpingogram

IF - infertility

IUI - intra-uternine insemination

IVF - in vitro fertilization

LAP - laparoscopy

LP/LPD - luteal phase/ LP defect

MFI - male factor infertility

O - Ovulation

OBGYN/GYN - Obstetrician/Gyno (aka your girly bits dr)

OHSS - Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
OOP - out of pocket (aka your insurance company is screwing you royally)

OPK - ovulation predictor (kit)

PCOS - polycystic ovarian syndrome

RE - reproductive endocrinologist (aka a fertility specialist)
SA - semen analysis

SHG - Sonohysterogram

TCOYF - Taking Charge of Your Fertility (an AWESOME book)

TI - Timed intercourse

U/S - ultrasound

In my next few posts, I will be using these terms and if I use others I'll try to come back here and add them in.