I'm confused by codes!

Wow, thank you so much, that was so kind. I have never heard of half of those things.

hi, hoping this will work for you!!The most common pregnancy acronyms deciphered:



2WW: Two-week wait (the time from the end of your fertile period until you can take your pregnancy test)

AF: Aunt Flo (your period)

AI: Artificial insemination

BBT: Basal body temperature

BD: Baby dance (sex)

BFN: Big fat negative (test)

BFP: Big fat positive (test)

CD: Cycle day

CM: Cervical mucous

COW: Curse of womanhood (period)

CSM: Can't stop smiling (due to positive pregnancy result)

DE: Donor eggs

DPO: Days post ovulation

EDD: Estimated due date

ENDO: Endometriosis

EPT: Early pregnancy test

FHR: Fetal heart rate

FMU: First morning urine (optimum time to take pregnancy test)

FSH: Follicle stimulating hormone

FV: Fertile vibes

GD: Gestational diabetes

GL: Good luck

GTT: Glucose Tolerance Test

HCT: Healthcare practitioner

HPT: Home pregnancy test

HRT: Hormone Replacement Therapy

IF: Infertility

IVF: In vitro fertilization

LMP: Last menstrual period

LSP: Low sperm count

M/S: Morning sickness

MC: Miscarriage

OPK: Ovulation predictor kit

OTTC: Overweight and trying to conceive

OW: Overweight

PCO: Polycystic Ovaries

PG: Pregnant

PID: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

PMS: Pre-menstrual syndrome

RPL: Recurrent pregnancy loss

SA: Semen analysis

STD: Sexually transmitted disease

TTC: Trying to conceive

US: Ultrasound

VR: Vasectomy reversal



copied from the artical i was on about.

Thanks, just had a look but there is a bit too many articles, I would be here forever trying to find it. I will just have to keep asking or trying to work it out if something else comes up I don't know.

hi, if you look in the 'artical' section somewhere in there is a list of all the codes and what they mean, i had to read it to work out what was being said!! hope it helps x

Thanks, I have working them out all day, very confusing. I find the Aunt Flo thing quite ammusing, I have never heard it being called that before.

little one, laugh my as s off, AF = period, big fat positive, BFN = big fat nagative OH= other half hope some of them help xx

Can someone please construct an index of all the codes you guys use. I have been reading and involving myself in some Chats today for the first time, but keep getting really confused by things like, lo, lmao, af, bfp, I had to ask what they stood for. There were others too, I just can't think what they were now. Help, please!