Infertility Acronyms
Here’s our ultimate list of commonly used infertility acronyms and abbreviations:
There are a whole lot of acronym-y terms you may come across as you begin your fertility treatment journey. You will probably start to encounter a lot of lingo that may sound a bit like a foreign language to you. TTC, 2WW, AF, DH, HSG…are just a few of these to name a few. Those online forums, and specialists are not speaking in tongues or gibberish they’re just fertility related acronyms. Let RESOLVE help you crack the language code.
2
- 2WW: 2 Week Wait
A-C
A
- ACA: Anticardiolipin Antibody
- ACTH: Adrenal Corticotropic Hormone
- AF: Aunt Flo, After Flo, Period, or Menstrual Cycle
- AH: Assisted Hatching
- AI: Artificial/Assisted Insemination
- AMH: Anti-Mullerian Hormone
- ANA: Antinuclear Antibodies
- APLA: Antiphospholipid Antibodies
- aPTT: Activated Partial Thrombo Time
- ART: Assisted Reproductive Technology
- ASA: Antisperm Antibody
- ASRM: American Society of Reproductive Medicine
B
- BA: Baby Aspirin
- BBT: Basal Body Temperature
- BC/BCP: Birth Control Pills
- BD: Baby Dance (sex)
- Beta: hCG Pregnancy Test
- BFN: Big Fat Negative
- BFP: Big Fat Positive
- BhCG: Beta hCG Test
- BPM: Beats Per Minute
- B/W, b/w: Bloodwork
C
- CAH: Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- CASA: Computer-assisted Semen Analysis
- CB: Cycle Buddy
- CBAVD: Congenital Bilateral Absence of Vas Deferens
- CCCT: Clomiphene Citrate Challenge Test (or CCT: Clomid Challenge Test)
- CD: Cycle Day
- CF: Cystic Fibrosis
- CM: Cervical Mucus
- CMV: Cytomegalovirus
- CNM: Certified Nurse Midwife
- COH: Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation
- CP: Cervical Position
- CPFM: ClearPlan Fertility Monitor (Brand Name)
- CVS: Chorionic Villae Sampling
D-F
D
- D&C: Dilation & Curettage
- D&E: Dilation & Evacuation
- DE: Donor Eggs
- DEIVF: Donor Egg IVF
- DES: Diethylstilbestrol
- DH: Dear Husband
- DHEA: Dehydroepiandrosterone
- DI: Donor Insemination
- DIPI: Direct Intraperitoneal Insemination
- DOR: Diminished Ovarian Reserve
- DP: Dear Partner
- DPO: Days Post-Ovulation
- DPR: Days Post-Retrieval
- DPT: Days Post-Transfer
- DP3DT: Days Post 3-Day Transfer
- DP5DT: Days Post 5-Day Transfer
- DW: Dear Wife
- Dx: Diagnosis
E
- E2: Estradiol Level
- EDD: Estimated Due Date
- EMB: Endometrial Biopsy
- ENDO: Endometriosis
- EPT: Early Pregnancy Test
- ER: Egg Retrieval
- ERA: Endometrial Receptivity Array
- ET: Egg/Embryo Transfer
- ETA: Embryo Toxicity Assay
- ETF: Embryo Toxicity Factor
- EWCM: Egg White Cervical Mucus
F
- FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
- FET: Frozen Embryo Transfer
- FF: Fertility Friend
- FI: Fasting Insulin
- FHR: Fetal Heart Rate
- FM: Fertility Mucus or Fertility Monitor
- FP: Follicular Phase
- FPG: Fasting Blood Plasma Glucose
- FRED: Fertility Response Early Detection (Brand Name)
- Frostie: Frozen Embryo
- FSH: Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
- FTTA: Fertile Thoughts to All
G-I
G
- GC: Gestational Carrier
- GDM: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
- GI: Gastrointestinal
- GIFT: Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer
- GnRH: Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
- GP: General Practitioner
- GTT: Glucose Tolerance Test
H
- hCG: Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
- hMG: Human Menopausal Gonadotropin
- HCP: Health Care Practitioner
- HEPA: Hamster Egg Penetration Assay
- HPT: Home Pregnancy Test
- HRT: Hormone Replacement Therapy
- HSC: Hysteroscopy
- HSG: Hysterosalpingogram
- HX: History
I
- IBT: Immunobead Binding Test
- ICI: Intracervical Insemination
- ICSI: Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
- IF: Infertility
- IGTT: Insulin and Glucose Tolerance Test
- IM: Intramuscular Injections
- INCIID: International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination
- IOR: Immature Oocyte Retrieval
- IR: Insulin Resistant
- ITI: Intratubal Insemination
- IUGR: Intrauterine Growth Retardation
- IUI: Intrauterine Insemination
- IVC: Intra-vaginal Culture
- IVF/ET: In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer
- IVF: In Vitro Fertilization
- IVIg: Intravenous Immunoglobulin
L-N
L
- LAD: Leukocyte Antibody Detection Assay
- LAP: Laparoscopy
- LH: Luteinizing Hormone
- LIT: Leukocyte Immunization Therapy
- LMP: Last Menstrual Period (start date)
- LOL: Laughing Out Loud
- LP: Luteal-Phase
- LPD: Luteal-Phase Defect
- LSP: Low Sperm Count
- LUF: Luteinized Unruptured Follicle Syndrome
M
- MAI: Miscarriage after Infertility
- MC, m/c: Miscarriage
- MENTS: Subject Matter May Be Difficult to Read
- MESA: Microsurgical Epididymal Sperm Aspiration
- MF(I): Male Factor (Infertility)
- MMR: Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine
- MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
N
- NK: Natural Killer Cells
- NORIF: Non-stimulated Oocyte Retrieval In (office) Fertilization
- NP: Nurse Practitioner
- NSA: Non-Surgical Sperm Aspiration
O-R
O
- O, OV: Ovulation
- OB: Obstetrician
- OB/GYN: Obstetrician/Gynecologist
- OC: Oral Contraceptives
- OD: Ovum Donor, Ovulatory Dysfunction
- OHSS: Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
- OI: Ovulation Induction
- OPK: Ovulation Predictor Kit
- OPT: Ovulation Predictor Test
- OTC: Over the Counter
P
- P4/Prog: Progesterone
- PA: Physician’s Assistant
- PAI-1: Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1
- PAF, PANFERT: Pregnancy After Infertility
- PCO: Polycystic Ovaries
- PCOD: Polycystic Ovarian Disease
- PCOS: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
- PCP: Primary Care Physician
- PCT: Post-Coital Test
- PESA: Percutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration
- PG: Pregnant
- PGD: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
- PGS: Preimplantation Genetic Screening
- PGT: Preimplantation Genetic Testing
- PI: Primary Infertility
- PID: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- PIO: Progesterone in Oil
- PLI: Paternal Leukocyte Immunization
- PMS: Premenstrual Syndrome
- PMN: Perinatal Mortality
- PNV: Prenatal Vitamins
- POAS: Pee On A Stick
- POC: Products of Conception
- POI: Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
- PPROM: Preterm premature rupture of the membranes
- PTSD: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- PUPO: Pregnant Until Proven Otherwise
- PZD: Partial Zona Dissection
R
- RE: Reproductive Endocrinologist
- R-hFSH: Recombinant Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone
- RI: Reproductive Immunologist
- RIP: Reproductive Immunophenotype
- ROS: Reactive Oxygen Species
- RPL: Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
- RSM: Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion
- RX: Prescription
S-U
S
- SA: Semen Analysis
- SART: Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology
- SB: Stillbirth
- SD: Sperm Donor
- SHG, SIS: Sonohysterogram or saline infusion sonogram
- SI: Secondary Infertility
- SLE: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- SO: Significant Other
- SPA: Sperm Penetration Assay
- SPALS: Subsequent Pregnancy After a Loss Support
- S/S: Signs/Symptoms
- STD: Sexually Transmitted Disease
- SQ, SubQ: Subcutaneous Injection
- SUZI: Subzonal Insertion
T
- T1: Type 1 Diabetic – Juvenile Diabetes
- T2: Type 2 Diabetic – Insulin Resistant, Adult Onset
- T4: Thyroxine
- TeBG: Testosterone-Estradiol Binding Globulin
- TDI: Therapeutic Donor Insemination
- TESA: Testicular Sperm Aspiration
- TESE Testicular Sperm Extraction
- TET: Tubal Embryo Transfer
- TI: Timed Intercourse
- TL: Tubal Ligation
- TMI: Too Much Information
- TORCH: Toxoplasmosis, Other, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus and Herpes Test
- TR: Tubal Reversal
- TRH: Thyroid Releasing Hormone
- TSH: Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
- TTC: Trying To Conceive
- TTCAR: Trying to Conceive After Reversal
- TWW: Two Week Wait
- TX: Treatment
- TZD: Thiazolidinediones
U
- UR: Urologist
- US: Ultrasound
- UTI: Urinary Tract Infection
V-Z
V
- V: Vasectomy
- VR: Vasectomy Reversal
W
- WBC: White Blood Count
- WFP: Wait for Period
- WHR: Waist to Hip Ratio
- WIC: Where In Cycle
- WNL: Within Normal Limits
Z
- ZIFT: Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer