Maybe Baby Deal...: Oh yeah.... It's March.... WHAAAATTT?!

Monday, March 5, 2012

Time flies... but apparently it doesn't change my ridiculous facial expressions!

Glossary

Because sometimes I abbreviate...

BCP = Birth Control Pills
Beta = Blood test for HcG (pregnancy hormone)
BFN = Big Fat Negative (on HPT)
BFP = Big Fat Positive (i.e. PREGNANT!)
CD= Cycle Day
DH = Dear Husband. Even when he's not being particularly dear.
DPO= Days past ovulation
ER = Egg Retrieval (part of IVF)
ET = Embryo Transfer (last step of IVF)
FET = Frozen Embryo Transfer
Follies = Follicles or Eggs
HPT = Home Pregnancy Test
HSG = x-ray of Uterus and Fallopian tubes done by inserting dye through the cervix. Yummy.
IF = Infertility
Injectibles = see "Stims"
IUI = Intrauterine Insemination
IVF = In Vitro Fertilization
MFI = Male Factor Infertility
OB; see also "Peri")
OB = Obstetrician
OPK= ovulation predictor kit
POAS = Pee on a stick (i.e. taking a HPT)
RE = Reproductive Endocrinologist
SA = Semen Analysis
Stims = follicle stimulating drugs
TTC = Trying to Conceive
TTTC = Trouble Trying to Conceive
2ww -- 2 week wait... the time between ovulation and taking a pregnancy test

From BustedBabymaker

Monday, March 5, 2012