For those of you who read my diary on a regular basis you may not know what a lot of the acronyms I use mean. On most Internet sites I frequent that deal with infertility we use this acronyms rather than retyping long and sometimes repetitive words. So for your benefit here are the main ones.

AF = Aunt Flo or Menstrual cycle

ART = Assisted Reproductive Technology

BBT = Basal Body Temperature

BCP = Birth Control Pills

BD = Baby Dance (Sex for the purpose of making a baby)

BOB = Baby Obessed Brain

BW = Blood Work

CD = Cycle Day

CM = Cervical Mucus

D&C = Dilation & Curettage

DE = Donor Eggs

DH = Dear Husband

DPO = Days Post Ovulation

DPR = Days Post-Retrieval

DPT = Days Post-Transfer

Dx = Diagnosis

E2 = Estradiol

ENDO = Endometriosis

FET = Frozen Embryo Transfer

FSH = Follicle-Stimulating Hormone

GIFT = Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer

GnRH = Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone

HCG = Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

HPT = Home Pregnancy Test

HSG = Hysterosalpingogram

ICSI = Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection

IF = Infertility

IM = Intramuscular injections

IUI = Intrauterine Insemination

IVF = In Vitro Fertilization

LAP = Laparoscopy

LH = Luteinizing Hormone

LSP = Low Sperm Count

LPD = Luteal-Phase Defect

MC = Miscarriage

OD = Ovulatory Dysfunction

OHSS = Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome

OPK = Ovulation Predictor Kit

O or O'ed = Ovulate or Ovulated

PCOS = Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

PG = Pregnant

PID = Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

PMS = Pre-menstrual Syndrome

POF = Premature Ovarian Failure

RE = Reproductive Endocrinologist

SA = Semen Analysis

SP = Sperm Count

SI = Secondary Infertility

STD = Sexually Transmitted Disease

TCOYF = Taking Charge Of Your Fertility

TSH = Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

TTC = Trying to Conceive

TX = Treatment

US = Ultra Sound

ZIFT = Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer