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  | Fingersxd4#2   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Topic: UPDATED: TTC Abbreviations Posted: 19 May 2014 at 9:37pm
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   Here is a list of the most common TTC abbreviations. Let me know if I missed any or if there are some more that need to be added...
 ~2WW … 2 Week Wait (14DPO on average)
 ~AF… Aunt Flo (ie: period)
 ~AFM... As For Me
 ~BBT … Basal Body Temperature
 ~BD … Baby Dancing
 ~BFP … Big Fat Positive
 ~BFN … Big Fat Negative
 ~BT… Blood Pregnancy Test (HCG Levels)
 ~CD … Cycle Day
 ~CF ... Cervical Fluid
 ~CM ... Cervical Mucus
 ~CP… Cervical Position
 ~DPO ... Days Post-ovulation
 ~DTD... Do The Deed
 ~EDD… Estimated Due Date
 ~EWCM ... Egg White Cervical Mucus
 ~FF … Fertility Friend
 ~FMU … First Morning Urine
 ~FRER... First Response Early Response
 ~FX… Fingers Crossed
 ~GBH... Great Big Hugs
 ~HCG ... Human Chorionic Gonadotropin – detected by HPTs
 ~HPT ... Home Pregnancy Test
 ~IUI… Intrauterine Insemination
 ~IVF ... In Vitro Fertilization
 ~LH… Luteinizing Hormone detected by OPKs
 ~LMP ... Last Menstrual Period (start date)
 ~LP ... Luteal Phase
 ~MC.... Miscarriage
 ~OPK ... Ovulation Predictor Kit
 ~OV .... Ovulation
 ~POAS … Pee On a Stick
 ~STD ... Sexually Transmitted Disease
 ~TTC … Trying To Conceive
 ~TWW... Two Week Wait
 ~UTD... Up The Duff
 ~UTI ... Urinary Tract Infection
 
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     Jun 08 - TTC #1Dec 11 - Found out I was UTD
 Jul 12 - DD was born
 Jan 13 - TTC #2
 May 14 - Early Miscarriage from final round of 50mg Clomid
 Dec 14 - Miscarriage at 8.5weeks from 100mg Clomid
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  | Mushroom   Senior Member
 
   
   
 Joined: 02 June 2011
 Location: Auckland
 Points: 1995
 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 20 May 2014 at 8:09am | 
 
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   Good list! I can think of SMU (second morning urine), and IVM (in vitro maturation) to go with IVF. Also, some lucky ladies don't know PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome).
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     Me: 35, PCOS, endo, DH: 34, severe MFI6+ yrs TTC#2
 M/C 2012, clomid 2013, IVM 2014, IVF 2015, M/C 2015
 2016 FET#1- BFP - MMC - Emergency D&C
 FET#2 - BFN
 Jul 16 - stage 3 endo removed.
 Oct 16 BFP
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  | ShimmaShine   Senior Member
 
   
 
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 29 May 2014 at 10:33pm | 
 
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   I'd like to add: 
 DH: Dear/Darling Husband
 DP: Dear/Darling Partner
 DD: Dear/Darling Daughter
 DS: Dear/Darling Son
 CP: Chemical Pregnancy
 FA: Fertility Associates
 F+/FP: Fertility Plus
 RE: Reproductive Endocrinologist (aka your fertility doctor/specialist)
 FET: Frozen Embryo Transfer
 3dt: 3-day transfer (meaning a transfer of a 3-day old embryo)
 5dt: 5-day transfer (meaning a transfer of a 5-day old embryo/blastocyst)
 [#]dp5dt: [eg 2] days past 5 day transfer (or 3 day transfer if 3dt)
 
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  | Mushroom   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 Location: Auckland
 Points: 1995
 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 15 February 2015 at 6:01pm | 
 
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   *bump*
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     Me: 35, PCOS, endo, DH: 34, severe MFI6+ yrs TTC#2
 M/C 2012, clomid 2013, IVM 2014, IVF 2015, M/C 2015
 2016 FET#1- BFP - MMC - Emergency D&C
 FET#2 - BFN
 Jul 16 - stage 3 endo removed.
 Oct 16 BFP
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