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Canadian Fertility Consultants Surrogacy Dictionary

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Canadian Fertility Consultants- When Potential Surrogates and Intended parents come to CFC, they are often met by other Surrogates and Intended Parents who appear to be speaking a different language.Here at CFC, we have put together a Dictionary for our new clients, to ensure that they don’t miss out on the terms that may be important to them during their journey.If at any point, your clinic asks you when your LMP was, and tells you that you need to start BCP on day 2 of a full flow, and you are scratching your head, wondering what they are even talking about, please refer to the below list, or contact the clinic, and ask them to speak English

2WW: Two week wait

12dp3dt : 12 days past 3 day transfer

12dp5dt: 12 days past 5 day transfer

A

ACA : Anticardiolipin Antibodies

AF Aunt Flo = period arriving / bleeding starting

AH : Assisted Hatching

AHR :Assisted Human Reproduction

ANA :Antinuclear Antibodies

ART: Assisted Reproductive Technologies

B

BBT: Basal Body Temperature

BCP: Birth Control Pill

Beta: hCG level blood test

BFP/BFN : Big Fat Positive/Negative

BMI: Body Mass Index

C

COH : Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation

CD :Cycle Day

D

DH/DW/DS/DD: Dear Husband/Wife/Son/Daughter

Dx : Diagnosis

E

ED: Egg Donor

EED:Estimated Due Date

ER/ET: Embryo Retrieval/Transfer

F

FSH: Follical Stimulating Hormone

FET: Frozen Embryo Transfer

G

GIFT:Gamete intra-fallopian tube transfer

GS :Gestational Surrogate

H

hCG: Human Chorionic Gonadfotropin

HPT: Home Pregnancy Test

I

ICSI: Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection

IP: Intended Parent

IUI :Intra-UterineInsemination

IVF :In Vitro Fertilization

IVIg: Intra-venous immunoglobulin therapy

IVM: In Vitro Maturation

L

LAP :Laproscopy

LMP :Last Menstrual Period

LH: Luteinizing Hormone

LP : Luteal Phase

LPD : Luteal Phase Defect

O

OHSS: Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome

P

PCO: Polycystic Ovarian Disease

PCOS: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

PCP: Primary Care Physician

PGD: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis(Pre gender determination)

PID Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

PIO: Progesterone in Oil

POAS: Pee on a stick – home pregnancy test

POF: Premature Ovarian Failure

PUPO : Pregnant Until Proven Otherwise

R

RE: Reproductive Endocrinologist

Rx: Prescription

S

SM :Surrogate Mom

SG: SurroGuru

T

TCM: Traditional Chinese Medicine

TDI :Therapeutic Donor Insemination

TET: Tubal Embryo Transfer

TR : Tubal Reversal

TS: Traditional Surrogate

TTC: Trying To Conceive

V

Vag Rockets: Progesterone capsules

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Surrogacy Agency, Ontario, Canada
Canadian Fertility Consulting - Surrogacy Agency
Location: Canada / Ontario | Member since: December 16th, 2013 [EDT]
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