- af - Aunt Flo, period
- annov - annovulation,
annovulatory
- bbt - basal body
temperature
- bd - baby dance, sex
- cd - cycle day
- cl - corpus luteum
- cm - cervical mucus
- cp - cervical position
- dd - darling daughter
- dh - darling [or whatever is
appropriate :-)] husband
- dpo - days past ovulation
- ds - darling son
- dtd - doing the dance, sex
- edd - estimated due date
- emb - endometrial biopsy
- endo - endometriosis
- epo - evening primrose oil
- ewcm - egg-white cervical
mucous
- fsh - follicle stimulating
hormone, causes ovaries to develop follicles, one of which will release
an egg
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- hCG - human chorionic
gonadotropin, the pregnancy hormone, detected in HPTs
- hpt - home pregnancy test
- hsg - hysterosalpinogram, the dye
test
- lh - lutenizing hormone, the
ovulation indictator hormone, detected in OPKs
- lap - laparoscopy
- lmp - last menstrual period
- lp - luteal phase, days between o
& af
- lpd - luteal phase defect,
normally means lp is less than 10 days
- mct - male chlamydia test
- o, ov - ovulation,
- opk - ovulation predictor
kit
- pg - pregnancy, pregnant
- pct - postcoital test
- sa - semen analysis
- re - Reproductive Endocrinolgist -
doctor who specializes in fertility problems
- ttc - trying to conceive
- TCOYF - "Taking Charge of Your
Fertility" by Toni Weschler
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