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Preconception Abbreviations
What do all these abbreviations stand for?
| AF | Aunt Flo, menstruation |
| BBT | basal body temperature |
| BD | baby dance, sex |
| CD | cycle day |
| CL | corpus luteum |
| CM | cervical mucous |
| CP | cervical position |
| DH | dear (dearest, darling) husband |
| DP | dancing partner; spouse, or significant other |
| DPO | days past ovulation |
| DTD | doing the dance, sex |
| EW | egg-white |
| FSH | follicle stimulating hormone |
| GIFT | gamete intrafallopian transfer |
| hCG | human chorionic gonadotropin hormone |
| HPT | home pregnancy test |
| ICSI | intracytoplasmic sperm injection |
| IUI | intrauterine insemination |
| IVF | in-vitro fertilization |
| LH | luteinizing hormone |
| LMP | last menstrual period |
| LP | luteal phase |
| (nt) | no text in body of message |
| (m) | more text in body of message |
| O | ovulation |
| O'd | ovulated |
| OPK | ovulation predictor kit |
| PG | pregnancy, pregnant |
| PT | pregnancy test |
| RE | reproductive endocrinologist |
| SA | semen analysis |
| TCOYF | The book Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler |
| TTC | trying to conceive |