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biancasmama

What does that mean? Find out here!

I have learned so much while TTC... Read on!
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AF--Auntie Flo(w)--Oftentimes, The Most Unwanted and Most Uninvited of House Guests.

BBT--Basal Body Temperature/Thermometer

BC--Birth Control

BCP--Birth Control Pill

BD--Baby Dancing--Also Our Favorite Brand Name Basal Body Thermometer, B-D

BFN--Big Fat Negative

BFP--Big Fat Positive

C--Cycle

C#--Cycle You're On Since TTC

CBE--ClearBlueEasy (Pregancy Test)

CF--Cervical Fluid

CM--Cervical Mucus

C/S--Ceserean Section

Dâ??Day Of Cycle You Are On

D/A, aka, DA--Dear Angel (Members Often Refer To Children Lost To Miscarriage or Other Tragedies In This Way)

DPO--Days Past Ovulation

D&C--Dilation & Curettage

DB--Dear Boyfriend

DC--Dear Child(ren)

DD--Dear Daughter

DF--Dear Fiance'

DH--Dear Husband/Darn Husband/Designated Hitter

DS--Dear Son

DSC--Dear Step Child(ren)

DSD--Dear Step Daughter

DSS--Dear Step Son

E2E--Expecting To Expect

ENDO--Endometriosis

FRER--First Response Early Result (pregnancy test)

HCG--Human Chorionic Gondadotropin; The *Pregnancy Hormone*

HSG--Hysterosalpingogram--Refers To An X-ray Study Of The Inside Of The Uterus To Check That The Shape Of The Inner Cavity Of The Uterus Is Normal And That The Fallopian Tubes Are Open.

HPT--Home Pregnancy Test

HPT-PDâ??Home Pregnancy Test Police Deptartment; Members are referred here when they test too early only if someone from the HPT-PD hasn't gotten to you first.

HTH--Hope that Helps

ICSI--Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection

IUD--Intrauterine Device (A Form Of Birth Control)

IV--Intervaneous

IVF--In Vitro Fertilization

LMP--Last Menstrual Period

LOL â?? Laughing Out Loud

LP â?? Luteal Phase: (The Time Frame From O[vulation] to AF) Needs to Be At Least 10 days Although the Average is 12-16 days.

M/C--Miscarriage (Some Members Also Use An Angel Symbol [~i~] To Represent Their Children That Have Passed Before Them, Due To Miscarriage Or Another Tragedy

ML--Making Love

MIL--Mother-in-law

O â?? Ovulation

OPK--Ovulation Predictor Kits, aka, Overpriced Pee Kits.

POAS--Pee(ing) on a Stick

PCOC--Poly Cystic Ovarian Condition

PCOS--Polycistic Ovarian Syndrome

PDOF--Peak Day Of Fertility

PG--Pregnant/Pregnancy

PMS--Premenstrual Syndrome--Does This Really Need An Explanation? ;)

RE--Reproductive Endocronoligist

SA--Semen/Sperm Analysis