Whats all the LINGO for TTC community :)???

Question

Okay so I am still not familiar with all the lingo that goes on in this TTC place :) So if anyone could please tell me what are all the terms such as....AF, DH, DPO ect ect Please please I feel stupid trying to read questions and I don't get them haha please help!

Answer 1

AF (aunt flow) DPO (days past ovulation) that's all i really know :)

Answer 2

A

AAMOF- AS A MATTER OF FACT

ACA- ANTI CARDIOLOPIN ANTIBODIES

ADN- ANY DAY NOW

AF- AUNT FLO- MENSTRUAL CYCLE

AH, AZH- ASSISTED HACTCHING

AHI- AT HONE INSEMINATION

AI- ARTIFICAL INSEMINATION

AIH- ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION FROM HUSBAND

AKA- ALSO KNOWN AS

AO- ANOVULATION

AOA, AVA- ANTI OVARIAN ANTIBODY

ART- ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY

ATM- AT THE MOMENT

AWOL- A WOMAN ON LUPRON



B

B4- BEFORE

B4N- BEFORE NOW

BA- BABY ASPIRIN

BABYDUST- GOOD WISHES VIBE FOR GETTING PREGNANT

BBL- BE BACK LATER

BBT- BASEL BODY TEMPERATURE

BBS- BOOBIES AKA b*****s

B/C- BECAUSE

BC- BIRTH CONTROL

BCP- BIRTH CONTROL PILLS

BD- BABY DANCE- INTERCOURSE

BF- BREASTFED, BOYFRIEND

BFN- BIG FAT NEGATIVE

BFP- BIG FAT POISITIVE

BIL- BROTHER IN LAW



C

C#- CYCLE NUMBER

CB- CYCLE BUDDY

CD- CYCLE DAY

CF- CERVICAL FLUID

CM- CERVICAL MUCS

CP- CERVICAL POSITION

CNM- CERTIFIED NURSE- MIDWIFE



D

DA- DEAR ANGEL

DH- DEAR HUSBAND

DP- DEAR PARTNER

DD- DEAR DAUGHTER

DS- DEAR SON

DSD- DEAR STEP DAUGHTER

DSS- DEAR STEP SON

D&C- DILATION & CURETTAGE

D&E- DILATION & EVACUATION

DPO- DAYS POST OVULATION

DPC- DAYS SINCE LAST CLOMID PILL WAS TAKEN

DPR- DAYS POST RETRIEVAL

DPT- DAYS POST TRANSFER

DX- DIAGNOSIS





E

E2-ESTRADIOL

EB, EMB- ENDOMETRIAL BIOPSY

EDD- ESTIMATED DUE DATE

ENDO- ENDOMETRIOSIS

EG- EVIN GRIN

EOD- EVENING PRIMROSE OIL

EPT- EARLY PREGNANCY TEST

ESP- ESPECIALLY

ET- EMBRYO TRANSFER

EW, EWCM- EDDWHITE CERVICAL MUCUS



F

FET- FROZEN EMBRYO TRANSFER

FHR- FETAL HEART RATE

FIL- FATHER IN LAW

FP- FALLICULAR PHASE

FSH- FALLICULAR STIMULATING HORMONE

FBOW- FOR BETTER OR WORSE

FTTA- FERTILE THOUGHTS TO ALL

FUR- FALSE UNICORN ROOT

FV- FERTILE VIBES

FYA- FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT

FYI- FOR YOUR INFORMATION



G

G- GRIN

GAFIA- GET AWAY FROM IT ALL

GAL- GET A LIFE

GFY- GOOD FOR YOU

GG- GOTA GO

GIFT- GAMETE INTRA FALLOPIAN TRANSFER

GMTA- GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE

GNRH- GONADOTROPIN RELEASING HOROMONE

GP- GENERAL PRACTITIONER



H

HAGD- HAVE A GREAT DAY

HAND- HAVE A NICE DAY

HCG- HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN

HPT- HOME PREGNANCY TEST

HRT- HOROMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY

HSC- HYSTEROSCOPY

HSG- HYSTERPOSALPINGOGRAM

HTH- HOPE THAT HELPS

HUTH- HANG UP THE HORNS



I

IAC- IN ANY CASE

IAE- IN ANY EVENT

ICI- INTRA CERVICAL INSEMINATION

ICSI- INTRA CYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION

ICBW- I COULD BE WRONG

IDTT- ILL DRINK TO THAT

IIRC- IF I RECALL CORRECTLY

IM- INSTANT MESSAGE

IF- INFERTILITY

IMAO- IN MY ARROGANT OPINION

IMBO- IN MY BIASED OPINION

IMCO- IN MY CONSIDERED OPINION

IME- IN MY EXPERIENCE

IMHO- IN MY HONEST/HUMBLE OPINION

IMNSHO- IN MY NOT SO HUMBLE OPINION

IMO- IN MY OPINION

INPO- IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER

IOW- IN OTHER WORDS

IRL- IN REAL LIFE

ITI- INTRA TUBAL INSEMINATION

IUI- INTRA UTERINE INSEMINATION

IVF- INVITRO FERTILIZATION



J

JIC- JUST IN CASE

JK- JUST KIDDING

JMO- JUST MY OPINION

JTYWLTK- JUST THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW



K

KISS- KEEP IT SIMPLE SWEETHEART(STUPID)

KUP- KEEP US POSTED

KWIM- KNOW WHAT I MEAN





L

LAP- LAPAROSCOPY

LH- LUTEINIZING HORMONE

LMP- LAST MENSTRUAL PERIOD (STARTDATE)

LMAO- LAUGHING MY ANKLES(***) OFF

LMBO- LAUGHING MY BUTT OFF

LO- LOVE OLYMPICS (s*x)

LOL- LAUGH OUT LOUD

LP- LUTEAL PHASE

LPD- LUTEAL PHASE DEFECT

LSP- LO SPERM COUNT

LUF, LUFS- LUTEINIZED UNRUPTURED FOLLICLE SYNDROME



M

MC- MISCARRIAGE

MF- MALEFACTOR

MIFT- MICRO INJECTION FALLOPIAN TRANSFER

MIL- MOTHER IN LAW

MS- MORNING SICKNESS





N

NA- NOT APPLICABLE, NOT APPROPRIATE

NAK- NURSING AT KEYBOARD

NEWBIE- NEW TO THE INTERNET OR BULLETIN BOARD

NFP- NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING

NIPING- NURSING IN PUBLIC

NMP- NOT MY PROBLEM

NP- NO PROBLEM

NPI- NO PUN INTENDED

NRN- NO REPLY NECESSARY

NT- NO TEXT





O

O- OVULATION, OVULATED

OB- OBSTETRICIAN

OB/GYN- OBSTETRIAN/GYNECOLOGIST

OC- ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES

OD- OVULATORY DYSFUNCTION

OHT- ONE HANDED TYPING

OP- OTHER POSTER/ ORIGINIAL POSTER

OIC- OH I SEE

OMG- OH MY GOD

OPK- OVULATION PREDICTOR KIT

OPT- OVULATION PREDICTOR TEST

OT- OFF TOPIC

OTOH- ON THE OTHER HAND

OTS- OFF THE SUBJECT

OTC- OVER THE COUNTER





P

PPAF- POST PARDOM AUNT FLO

PCO- POLYCYSTIC OVARIES

PCOD- POLYCYSTIV OVARY DISEASE

PCOS- POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME

PCP- PRIMARY CAR PHYSICIAN

PCT- POST COITAL TEST

PG- PREGNANT

PID- PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE

PMS- PRE MENSTRUAL SYNDROME

POAS- PEE ON A STICK (HOME PREGNANCY TEST)

PPL- PEOPLE

PTL- PRAISE THE LORD

PU- THAT STINKS





R

RE- REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGIST

R-FSH- RECOMBINANT HUMAN FOLLICLE STIMULATING HOROMONE

RI- REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGIST

RX- PRESCRIPTION





S

SA- s***n ANALYSIS

SAHD- STAY AT HOME DAD

SAHM- STAY AT HOME MOM

SB- STEP BROTHER

SBT- SAT BUT TRUE

SD- STEP DAUGHTER/ STEP DAD

SFAIAA- SO FAR AS I AM AWARE

SF- STEP FATHER

SFMP- SORRY FOR MULTIPLE POSTS

SHG- SONOHYSTEROGRAM

SIL- SISTER IN LAW

SITD- STILL IN THE DARK

SM- STEP MOM(MOTHER)

SNS- SUPPLEMENTAL NURSING SYSTEM

SMEP- SPRM MEETS EGG PLAN

SS- STEP SON/ STEP SISTER

SO- SIGNIFICANT OTHER

STD- SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE





T

TAFT- THATS A FRIGHTENING THOUGHT

TAYL- TALK AT YOU LATER

TCOYF- TAKING CARE OF YOUR FERTILITY

TFIC- TONGUE FIRMLY IN CHEEK

THX- THANKS

TIA- THANKS IN ADVANCE

TIC- TONGUE IN CHEEK

TIME- TEARS IN MY EYES

TMI- TOO MUCH INFORMATION

TOH- TYPING ONE HANDED

TPTB- THE POWERS THAT BE

TTC- TRYING TO CONCEIVE

TTFN- TATA FOR NOW

TTYL- TALK TO YOU LATER

TTYS- TALK TO YOU SOON

TWIMC- TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

TWW- TWO WEEK WAIT (ALSO 2WW)

TY- THANK YOU

TYVM- TUBAL REVERSAL

TR- TUBAL REVERSAL

TX- TREATMENT





U

UR- UROLOGIST

US- ULTRASOUND

UTI- URINARY TRACT INFECTION





V

V- VASECTOMY

VR- VASECTOMY REVERSAL





W

WAHD- WORK AT HOME DAD

WAHM- WORK AT HOME MOM

WB- WELCOME BACK

WFM- WORKS FOR ME

WEG- WICKED EVIL GRIN

WO- WITHOUT

WNL- WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS

WOHM- WORK OUT OF HOME MOM

WRT- WITH REGARD TO

WTG- WAY TO GO

WTH- WHAT THE HECK

WU- WHATS UP

WYSIWYG- WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET





Z

ZIFT- ZYGOTE INTRA FALLOPIAN TRANSFER

Answer 3

i'm pretty sure AF is aunt flo.(period)

and the other i'm not familiar with

Answer 4

AF- Aunt Flo (period)

DH- Dear Husband

DPO- Days Past Ovulation