THE LINGO

Here's a quick guide to what's what . . .

2WWTwo week wait
AFAunt Flo (menstrual period)
ARTAssisted reproductive technique
BFNBig fat negative
BFPBig fat positive
CDCycle day
DHDear husband
DPODays post ovulation
DPTDays post transfer
ECEgg collection
ENDO Endometriosis
ETEmbryo transfer
FETFrozen embryo transfer
FSHFollicle stimulating hormone
HCGHuman chorionic gonadotropin
HPTHome pregnancy test
HSGHysterosalpinogram
ICSIIntra-cytoplasmic sperm injection
IUIIntra-uterine insemination
IVFIn vitro fertilisation
LAPLaparoscopy
LHLuteinising hormone
OVOvulation
OHOther half/partner
OHSSOvarian hyperstimulation syndrome
OPKOvulation predictor kit
POASPee on a stick
PCOSPolycystic ovary syndrome
PUPOPregnant Until Proven Otherwise
TTCTrying to conceive