D&C: Dilation & Curettage – A procedure which allows for the endometrial lining to be scraped

D&E: Dilation & Evacuation – Often used to extract the lining and an early foetus from the uterus

DE: Donor Eggs

DH: Dearest Husband

DI: Donor Husband

DIPI: Direct Intra-peritoneal Insemination

DOR: Diminished Ovarian Reserve – Low ovarian reserve means you are less likely to get pregnant

DPO: Days Post-Ovulation

DPR: Days Post-Retrieval

DPT: Days Post-Transfer

DW: Dear Wife

Dx: Diagnosis

E2: Estradiol – main active substance of Oestrogen

EB, EMB: Endometrial Biopsy

EG: Embryo Glue

ENDO: Endometriosis

EPT: Early Pregnancy Test

ER: Egg Retrieval

ET: Embryo Transfer

FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions

FBG: Fasting Blood Glucose

FI: Fasting Insulin

FF: Fertility Friend – This is a tracker

FHR: Foetal Heart Rate

FP: Follicular Phase of the menstrual cycle

FM: Fertility Mucus or Fertility Monitor you have to read the context to know which one.

Frostie: Frozen Embryo

FSH: Follicle-Stimulating Hormone

FTTA: Fertile Thoughts to All – A common sign off amongst the fertility community

GD: Gestational Diabetes (diabetes brought on due to pregnancy)

GI: Gastrointestinal (basically the stomach and digestive system)

GIFT: Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer

GnRH: Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone

GP: Doctor

GTT: Glucose Tolerance Test

HHCG, hcg: Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

HMG, hMG: Human Menopausal Gonadotropin

HPT: Home Pregnancy Test

HRT: Hormone Replacement Therapy

HSC: Hysteroscopy

HSG: Hysterosalpingogram

HX: History

HyCoSy: Hysterosalpingo Contrast Sonography

ICI: Intra-cervical Insemination (injection of sperm through the cervix into the uterus)

ICSI: Intra-cytoplamic Sperm Injection

IF: Infertility

IGTT: Insulin and Glucose Tolerance Test

IM: Intramuscular injections

IMSI – Intracytoplasmic Morphologically Selected Sperm Injection

IOR: Immature Oocyte Retrieval

IR: Insulin Resistant

ITI: Intra-tubal Insemination (insemination of sperm directly into the tubes)

IUGR: Intra-uterine Growth Restriction – Slow or restricted growth of the baby

IUI: Intra-uterine Insemination

IVC: Intra-vaginal Culture

IVF/ET: In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer

IVF: In Vitro Fertilization

IVIg: Intravenous Immunoglobulin – treatment used in reproductive immunology

LAD: Leukocyte Antibody Detection Assay – reproductive immunology test

LAH: Laser assisted hatching

LAP: Laparoscopy –  surgical procedure to look inside your abdomen

LH: Luteinizing Hormone

LIT: Leukocyte Immunization Therapy – reproductive immunology treatment

LMP: The start date of your period

LP: Luteal-Phase:

LPD: Luteal-Phase Defect – problems with progesterone or endometrium in back end of your cycle

LSP: Low Sperm Count

LUF, LUFS: Luteinized Unruptured Follicle Syndrome

MAI: Miscarriage after Infertility

MC, m/c, misc.: Miscarriage

MESA: Microsurgical Epidiymal Sperm Aspiration – A type of surgical sperm extraction

MF: Male Factor

MFI: Male factor infertility

MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging

NK: Natural Killer Cells

NSA: Non-Surgical Sperm Aspiration – use of prostate stimulation to help ejaculation.

O, OV: Ovulation

OB/GYN: Obstetrician/Gynecologist

OC: Oral Contraceptives

OD: Ovum Donor, Ovulatory Dysfunction

OH – Other Half

OHSS: Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome

OPK: Ovulation Predictor Kit

OPT: Ovulation Predictor Test

OTC: Over the Counter

P4. Prog: Progesterone

PAF, PANFERT: Pregnancy After Infertility

PCO: Polycistic Ovaries

PCOD: Polycistic Ovarian Disease

PCOS: Polycistic Ovarian Syndrome

PESA: Percutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration – another surgical sperm extraction method

PG: Pregnant

PGD: Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis

PGS -Pre-implantation Genetic Screening

PI: Primary Infertility – infertility without any previous children

PID: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease – sometimes known as prostatitis in men (Nathan has this).

PIO: Progesterone In Oil

PLI: Paternal Leukocyte Immunization

PMS: Pre-menstrual Syndrome

PMN: Perinatal Mortality – still birth or death in first week of life

POAS: Pee On A Stick

POI: Premature Ovarian Insufficiency – When you get low on eggs earlier than is natural

PZD: Partial Zona Dissection – a hole made in the membrane around the egg to help sperm penetrate.

RE: Reproductive Endocrinologist

R-hFSH: Recombinant Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone

RI: Reproductive Immunologist

ROS: Reactive Oxygen Species – charged oxygen containing substances also known as free radicals

RPL: Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

RSM: Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion

RX: Prescription

 SA: Semen Analysis

S/B, s/b: Stillbirth

SC: Sperm concentration

SCORIF: Stimulated Cycle Oocyte Retrieval

SHG, SonoHSG: Sonohysterogram

SI: Secondary Infertility –  infertility whilst trying to conceive subsequent children

SPA: Sperm Penetration Assay

SMob: Sperm mobility

SMo: Sperm Morphology

SPALS: Subsequent Pregnancy After a Loss Support

S/S: Signs/Symptoms

STD: Sexually Transmitted Disease

SubQ: Subcutaneous Injection

T1: Type 1 Diabetic

T2: Type 2 Diabetic

T4: Thyroxine

TEBG: Testosterone-Estradiol Binding Globulin

TDI: Therapeutic Donor Insemination

TESA: Testicular Sperm Aspiration

TET: Tubal Embryo Transfer – transfer of an embryo into the fallopian tubes

TLI – Time Lapse imaging of the embryo after fertilisation

TRH: Thyroid Releasing Hormone

TSH: Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

TTC: Trying To Conceive

TX: Treatment

US:  Ultrasound

UTI:  Urinary Tract Infection

V: Vasectomy

VR: Vasectomy Reversal

WBC: White Blood Count

WNL: Within Normal Limits

2WW – Two week wait (after ovulation) before confirming pregnancy

XdpXdt – X is a number so 5dp5dt means 5 days after a 5 day transfer used in IVF discussions