When it comes to fertility and infertility there is a plethora of terminology to learn and understand. If you’ve checked out any of the leading fertility forums and fertility blogs you will have noticed that fertility language includes a long list of acronyms. To help you navigate the language of fertility the following table is a guide to common fertility acronyms.

Common Fertility Acronyms

  • 2WW 2 Week Wait
  • ACA Anti-cardiolipin Antibody
  • ACTH Adrenal Carticotropic Hormone
  • AF Aunt Flo, After Flo, Period, or Menstrual Cycle
  • AH Assisted Hatching
  • AI Artificial/Assisted Insemination
  • ADA Anti-DNA antibodies
  • ANA Anti-nuclear Antibodies
  • APA Anti-phospholipid Antibodies
  • APS Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome
  • APTT Activated Partial Thrombo Time
  • ART Assisted Reproductive Technology
  • ASA Anti-sperm Antibody
  • BA Baby Aspirin
  • BBT Basal Body Temperature
  • BCP Birth Control Pills
  • BD Baby Dance (sex)
  • Beta HCG pregnancy test
  • BFN Big Fat Negative
  • B/W Bloodwork
  • CAH Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
  • CASA Computer-assisted Semen Analysis
  • CB Cycle Buddy
  • CBAVD Congenital Bilateral Absence of Vas Deferens
  • CCCT, CCT Clomiphene Citrate Challenge Test (Clomid Challenge Test)
  • CGT Couple Genetic Testing
  • CD Cycle Day
  • CF Cystic Fibrosis
  • CM Cervical Mucus
  • CMV Cytomegalovirus
  • CNM Certified Nurse Midwife
  • COH Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation
  • CP Cervical Position
  • CPFM ClearPlan Fertility Monitor (Brand Name)
  • CVS Chorionic Villae Sampling
  • D&C Dilation & Curettage
  • D&E Dilation & Evacuation
  • DE Donor Eggs
  • DES Diethylstillbestrol
  • DH Dear Husband
  • DHEAS Dihydroepiandrosterone
  • DI Donor Husband
  • DIPI Direct Intra-peritoneal Insemination
  • DOR Diminished Ovarian Reserve
  • DPO Days Post-Ovulation
  • DPR Days Post-Retrieval
  • DPT Days Post-Transfer
  • DP3DT Days Post 3-Day Transfer
  • DP5DT Days Post 5-Day Transfer
  • DW Dear Wife
  • Dx Diagnosis
  • E2 Estradiol
  • EB, EMB Endometrial Biopsy
  • ENDO Endometriosis
  • EPT Early Pregnancy Test
  • ER Egg Retrieval
  • ET Egg Transfer
  • ETA Embryo Toxicity Assay
  • ETF Embryo Toxicity Factor
  • FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
  • FBG Fasting Blood Glucose
  • FI Fasting Insulin
  • FF Fertility Friend
  • FHR Fetal Heart Rate
  • FP Follicular Phase
  • FM Fertility Mucus or Fertility Monitor
  • FRED Fertility Response Early Detection (Brand Name)
  • Frostie Frozen Embryo
  • FSH Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
  • FTTA Fertile Thoughts to All
  • GD Gestational Diabetes
  • GI Gastrointestinal
  • GIFT Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer
  • GnRH Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
  • GP General Practitioner
  • GT Genetic Testing
  • GTT Glucose Tolerance Test
  • hCG, HCG Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
  • hMG, HMG Human Menopausal Gonadotropin
  • HCP Health Care Practitioner
  • HEPA Hampster Egg Penetration Assay
  • HPT Home Pregnancy Test
  • HRT Hormone Replacement Therapy
  • HSC Hysteroscopy
  • HSG Hysterosalpingogram
  • HX History
  • IBT Immunobead Binding Test
  • ICI Intra-cervical Insemination
  • ICSI Intra-cytoplamic Sperm Injection
  • IF Infertility
  • IGTT Insulin and Glucose Tolerance Test
  • INCIID International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination
  • IM Intramuscular injections
  • IOR Immature Oocyte Retrieval
  • IR Insulin Resistant
  • ITI Intra-tubal Insemination
  • IUGR Intra-uterine Growth Retardation
  • IUI Intra-uterine Insemination
  • IVC Intra-vaginal Culture
  • IVF/ET In Vitro Fertilisation and Embryo Transfer
  • IVF In Vitro Fertilisation
  • IVIg Intravenous Immunoglobulin
  • LA Lupus anticoagulant
  • LAD Leukocyte Antibody Detection Assay
  • LAP Laparoscopy
  • LH Luteinizing Hormone
  • LIT Leukocyte Immunisation Therapy
  • LMP Last Menstrual Period (start date)
  • LOL Laughing Out Loud
  • LP Luteal-Phase
  • LPD Luteal-Phase Defect
  • LSP Low Sperm Count
  • LUF, LUFS Luteinized Unruptured Follicle Syndrome
  • MESA Microsurgical Epididymal Sperm Aspiration
  • MF Male Factor
  • M/C Miscarriage 
  • NFT Natural Fertility Treatment
  • NT Nuchal Translucency scan
  • NKC Natural Killer Cells
  • OHSS Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
  • OI Ovulation Induction
  • OPK Ovulation Prediction Kit
  • OPU Oocyte Pick-Up
  • OT Ovulation Tracking
  • OV Oocyte Vitrification
  • OW Oocyte Warming
  • PCHCP Preconception Health Care Preparation
  • PCO Polycystic Ovaries
  • PCOS Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
  • PESA Percutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration
  • PGD Pre-implanatation Genetic Diagnosis
  • PICSI Physiological Intracytoplasmic Sperm
  • POAS Pee On A Stick
  • RE Reproductive Endocrinologist
  • RO Right Ovary
  • SA Sperm/Semen Analysis
  • SD Sperm Donor
  • SIUI Stimulated IUI
  • SMU Second Morning Urine
  • SURR Surrogate
  • TD Treatment Day
  • TB Testicular Biopsy
  • TESE Testicular Sperm Extraction
  • TTC Trying To Conceive
  • Trigger hCG shot given to induce ovulation
  • TSH Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
  • WFP Wait For Period
  • WIC Where In Cycle
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