ABB: After Baby Body
AF: Aunt Flo/Menses/Period
AP: Attachment Parenting
ART: Assisted Reproductive Technology
BBT: Basal Body Temperature
BC: Birth control (condoms, medications, etc.)
BD: Baby dance/sex
BF: Boyfriend
BFN: Big Fat Negative/Negative home pregnancy test
BFP: Big Fat Positive/positive home pregnancy test
BM: bowel movement
CB: Clear Blue (digital, standard, etc.)
CD: Cycle Day
Circ.: Circumcise
CF/CM: Cervical fluid/cervical mucus
CP: Cervical Position
CS: C. Section
DC: Dear Child
DS: Dear Son
DD: Dear Daughter
DF: Dear Fiance
DH: Dear Husband
Digi: Digital HPT
DSS: Dear stepson
DSD: Dear stepdaughter
DW: Dear wife
DP: Dance Partner
DPO: Days Past Ovulation
EBF: Exclusively breastfeeding
EC: Embryo cryogenics (freezing/frosties)
EDD: Estimated due date
EWCM: Egg white cervical mucus
FF: formula feeding
FRER: First Response Early Response
FTM: First time mom
hCG: human chorionic gonadotropin (beta hCG)
HPT: home pregnancy test
ICSI: microfertilization; laboratory fertilization of ova (sperm are injected into egg)
IC: Incompetent cervix
ISA: Independent Surrogacy Arrangement (no agency)
IUI: Intrauterine Insemination
IVF: In vetro fertilization
L&D: Labor and Delivery
LH: Luteinizing Hormone
LO: Little one
LP: Luteinizing phase (fertile phase)
ML: Maternity leave
O: Ovulation (24-48 hours after a positive opk)
OPK: Ovulation Prediction Kit
PG: Pregnant/Pregnancy
POAS: Pee On A Stick
PPD: Post Partum Depression
RE: Reproductive Endocrinologist
SAHD: Stay at home dad
SAHM: Stay at home mom
SAHP: Stay at home parent
SD: Sperm Donor
SONO: Sonogram
TCOYF: Taking Control of your fertility (aka the point of this blog)
TMI: too much information
TTC: trying to conceive
TWW/2WW: two week wait (DPO 1-14; can test AFTER 12dpo)
US: ultrasound; standard, 3D/4D, HD
VB: vaginal birth
VBAC: vaginal birth after c. section
WAH: Work at home
WOH: work outside home
Terms, Acronyms, and Information re: Infertility
AMA/ARA: Advanced Maternal/Reproductive Age (35+ years)
Aneuploidy: Incorrect pairing of chromosomes; specifically on chromosomes 13, 15, 16, 18, 21, 22, X, and Y.
AH/Assisted Hatching: physician assisted, laboratory embryonic hatching (takes place only when embryo does NOT hatch NATURALLY).
Azoospermia: absence of sperm in ejaculate (MIF)
CAV: Congenital Absence of the Vas Deferens: seen in male carriers of the CF gene.
CCCT/Clomid Challenge: Clomiphene Citrate Challenge Test; test to diagnose poor fertility potential/poor egg quality.
Cryopreservation: preserves cells (sperm or ovum) at below freezing temperatures (-196 degrees Celsius/-320.8 degrees Fahrenheit).
Cycle Review: appointment after unsuccessful IVF cycle.
Donor Egg IVF: IVF cycle in which eggs from a donor, either known or unknown, are used in place of the patient's own eggs.
DPIUI.IVF: Days past IUI or IVF; the TWW after IUI/IVF (14 days long)
ET: Embryo transfer (fresh or frozen)
FET: Frozen Embryo Transfer; two types:
NFET: Natural FET in which no medications are used.
CED FET: Chemically Enhanced Frozen Embryo Transfer; use of medications... Combination therapy of LOPRON and ESTRADIOL. When lining of uterus is mature, progesterone is added, then ET takes place days later. Cycle takes anywhere from 4 to 6 weeks.
Fibroid: Benign (non cancerous) growth.
IC: Initiated Cycle (medication induced)
ICSI: Intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Sperm are isolated and injected into the ova in a laboratory setting, then embryo is transferred via IVF/IUI.
MM: Morning Monitoring... Blood tests and sonograms to evaluate patient's hormones, ovaries, and uterus to evaluate if patient is a candidate to begin/continue IVF treatment and how medication is responded to during the IVF cycle.
Ongoing $ Delivered Pregnancy Rate per ET: likelihood of live birth after ET.
OHSS: Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome. Potential (serious) side effects during fertility treatment/ovulation stimulation include:
Severe abdominal bloating
Weight gain
Nausea and/or vomiting
Diarrhea
Constipation
Abdominal Pain
Shortness of breath with relief when standing upright
(only a doctor can diagnose this condition; if you are experiencing any of these symptoms and are participating in ovarian stimulation--stims--CONTACT YOUR RE OR OB/GYN IMMEDIATELY)
*Symptoms appear within ONE WEEK of egg retrieval and occur in approximately 1-3% of IVF patients.
PCOS: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PGRT: Pregnancy Rate per Transfer; percentage of pregnancies (successful) that occur per ET.
PGD: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis; DNA analysis of embryo before IVF/IUI.
POF: Premature Ovarian Failure
X-Chromosome Bearing: Embryo analysis resulting in implantation which produces a FEMALE offspring.
Y-Chromosome Bearing: Embryo analysis resulting in implantation which produces a MALE offspring.
Other Terms you might find Useful:
UPS: Unprotected sex; may result in pregnancy so if you're doing Natural Family Planning, please proceed with caution; especially if new to the process.
NFP: Natural Family Planning
LH: Luteinizing hormone
LP: Luteinizing peak/OP: Ovulation peak
OV day 1-2 (the 24-48 hours in which ovulation is expected to take place)
OB/GYN: Obstitrician/Gynacologist
Pelvic Exam: Annual diagnostic of cervical quality; diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Infections, Cervical Cancer, etc.
STI: sexually transmitted disease
OVW: Ovulation Watch (two days prior to expected ovulation)
HPT/NR: Home pregnancy test that is invalid due to age, production error, etc.
Terms I Have Come Across at Random:
BAF: Cycle day one, or the first day of your period
NTNP: Not trying, Not preventing; meaning you are NOT actively TTC.
<3 = Unprotected sex; no prevention of any kind.
</3 = Protected sex; use of prevention such as spermicide, medication, or condoms.
There are many, many more terms, but this should get you going!
See y'all tomorrow!
Day One of your Two Week Wait: What to do to keep sane part 1 of 14.
First thing, DO NOT TEST IN ANY WAY. No OPKs, No HPTs. Nothing. It'll just make you upset, annoyed, etc. Just a bad idea. Instead, try this:
Day One Tip from bellybelly.com.au --> "Take a walk around your neighbourhood and figure out what will be the best route for strolls with the baby. Find areas with nice pavements and easy curbs. Go ahead and daydream. But do NOT buy a stroller for the dog."
Also, this website should give you TONS of ideas to keep from obsessing over POAS:
http://www.babymed.com/getting-pregnant/50-things-do-2ww
PREVIEW OF TOMORROW'S BLOG:
What is a period, when do I count the start of my cycle (including the effect of time of day), why do we have periods, etc. Basically, it's all about your period (REMEMBER THE GIRL'S VIDEO/BOOK FROM SCHOOL?... Think that. But I will give as much information as I can; meaning I will go into more information than they did. Because I know, when we had our first period, that "class" did NOT prepare us for the absolute horror of the first time...). Can't wait! LOL
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