IVF Dictionary

3dp3dt? No, that's not a license plate number. When you're first starting out, some of the abbreviations and acronyms can be confusing. I hope this page helps clarify things. See something missing? Feel free to comment below to add!

2WW: Two Week Wait. The time after you ovulate and before you get your period.
3DP5DT: 3 days past 5 day transfer (these numbers can change depending on when you transferred and what stage the embryo was)
AF: Aunt Flo.
ART: Assistive Reproduction Technology
BBT: Basal Body Temperature (a way to track ovulation)
Beta: Beta HCG. The blood test used to tell if you're pregnant.
BD: Baby Dance (wink wink)
BFN: Big Fat Negative
BFP: Big Fat Positive
CD: Cycle Day
CM: Cervical Mucus (yes I just wrote that on the Internet)
DPO: Days Past Ovulation
DPIUI: Days Past Intrauterine Insemination
Endo: Endometriosis
FET: Frozen Embryo Transfer
FMU: First Morning Urine
FSH: Follicle Stimulating Hormone
HPT: Home Pregnancy Test
ICSI: Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (They take the sperm up with a needle and inject it into an egg).
IF: Infertility
IVF: In Vitro Fertilization
LH: Luteinizing Hormone
MC: Miscarriage
OHSS: Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (I almost had it - not fun!)
OPK: Ovulation Predictor Kit
POAS: Pee On A Stick
PCOS: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PUPO: Pregnant Until Proven Otherwise
TTC: Trying to Conceive
TSH: Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
SMU: Second Morning Urine
US: Ultrasound