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Explanation 2ww Two Week Wait - Luteal Phase - 14 days after ovulation AF Aunt Flo, menstruation, period AFK Away from keyboard/keys AH Assisted Hatching ASYLUM TTC Asylum, need to check in? BABY ASPIRIN a/k/a children's aspirin which contains only 81mg of aspirin used to quiet immune system BBT Basal Body Temperature BD Baby Dance, Sex Beta Blood test for PG BFN Big Fat Negative (Pregnancy Tests) BFP Big Fat Positive (Pregnancy Test) BRB Be right back BTW By the way CB Cycle Buddy - Same cycle day as yourself! CD Cycle Day CL Corpus Luteum CM Cervical Mucus CP Cervical Position CYE Check your email DB Discussion Boards - they are a wealth of information! DD Dear Daughter DH Dear Husband DP Dancing Partner; spouse, or significant other DPO Days Past Ovulation DB Dear Boyfriend DS Dear Son DTD Doing The Dance, BD, sex DUST Alumnae sprinkle PG Dust~*~*~*~*~*~ on us TTCers EC Embryo Cyro/Freezing EDD Estimated Due Date EPO Evening Primrose Oil EWCM Egg-White Cervical Mucus ER Egg Retrieval ET Egg transfer (can be used as 5dpet to mean 5 days past egg transfer) F2F Face to face GMTA Great minds think alike hCG Human Chorionic Gonadotropin - detected in HPTs H&H Happy and Healthy HPT Home Pregnancy Test HSG Hysterosalpingogram - x-ray ICSI Microfertilization IMHO In my humble opinion IMNSHO In my not so humble opinion IUI Intrauterine Insemination IVF In Vitro Fertilization KEGELS The muscle used to stop the flow of urine. Very important to keep it toned by flex & hold. Referred to as doing your Kegels KWIM Know What I Mean LH Luteinizing Hormone - detected in OPKs LOL Laughing Out Loud LP Luteal Phase, days between ov & AF (m) More text in the body of message (nt) No Text in body of message - used when writing short messages on the discussion board O or OV Ovulation OPK Ovulation Predictor Kit PG Pregnancy, pregnant PNV Prenatal Vitamin RE Reproductive Endocronolgist - doctor who specializes in fertility problems ROFL Rolling on the floor laughing RSN Real soon now SA Semen Analysis SAHM Stay at Home Mom ROBI A term used which refers to Robitussin or Guaifenesin Syrup (expectorant) used to thin CM ROFL Rolling on the Floor Laughing SO Significant Other SOD Sex on Demand TCOYF “Taking Charge of Your Fertility” by Toni Weschler Train This usually occurs after ovulation when you jump on the Obssession Train! Chooo Chooo!! TR Tubal Reversal TTC Trying To Conceive TTFN Ta ta for now YI Yeast Infection |
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This is funny to me. Since I work for the govt, we have so many acronyms that we have a website devoted to them, where you can type the acronym in and the site will define it for you. I never thought I'd see anything else with that many, but TTC is coming close!!!
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