https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 16 May 2026 10:19:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-2042133 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 13:44:12 +0000 BSB 2042133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is going to get wordy...</p> <p>***Most of this info below was copy and pasted from this great IVF resource. <a href="http://www.advancedfertility.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.advancedfertility.com/</a></p> <p>Blood and ultrasound = blood test for hormone values (estrogen levels in IVF stimulation are important) and transvaginal ultrasound to measure the follicle sizes in the ovaries. </p> <p>Lupron = subcutaneous injection of a medication called Lupron (GnRH agonist). This medication is taken once daily.</p> <p>FSH = subcutaneous injection of a medication containing follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), which causes follicles containing eggs to develop in the ovaries.</p> <p>HCG injection = subcutaneous or intramuscular injection of a medication called HCG, which causes the eggs to complete the maturation process. This is taken only once in the cycle.</p> <p>Progesterone = vaginal cream or suppositories or intramuscular injection of a medication (female hormone) called progesterone. This drug helps to prepare a receptive uterine lining for embryo implantation.</p> <p>Egg retrieval procedure = the procedure that obtains eggs from the ovaries</p> <p>Embryo transfer procedure = the procedure that places embryos back in to the uterine cavity</p> <p>Ganirelix = subcutaneous injection of a medication (GnRH antagonist). This drug is taken once daily starting on about day 6 of stimulation.</p> <p>Stim = ovarian stimulation. Involves subcutaneous injection of a medication containing follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), which causes multiple follicles containing eggs to develop in the ovaries. Ovarian stimulation usually lasts about 8-11 days.</p> <p>Clomiphene challenge test = is a dynamic type of test that can discover some cases of poor ovarian reserve that are still showing a normal day 3 FSH. This test is discussed on the day 3 FSH page.</p> <p>PGD, preimplantation genetic diagnosis = involves removing a cell from an IVF embryo to test it for a specific genetic condition (cystic fibrosis, for example) before transferring the embryo to the uterus.</p> <p>PGS, preimplantation genetic screening = is the proper term for testing for overall chromosomal normalcy in embryos. PGS is not looking for a specific disease diagnosis - it is screening the embryo for normal chromosome numbers.</p> <p>injectable FSH =medication stimulates multiple eggs to develop Is usually taken for about 9 days. There are various FSH products that can be given either subcutaneous or intramuscular. In the US these drugs include Follistim, Gonal-F, Menopur and Bravelle </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-2042110 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 13:24:02 +0000 BSB 2042110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FliegepilzHut: I know. @MrsWin: used it today in one of my threads. I had to google it because I couldn't remember what it stands for. I think it's so appropriate for some of us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-2042104 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 13:21:30 +0000 FliegepilzHut 2042104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: :happy: That's such a happy phrase! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-2042096 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 13:18:45 +0000 BSB 2042096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Adding PUPO - pregnant until proven otherwise</p> <p>IM - intramuscular (injections)<br /> IP - intraperitoneal (injections)<br /> SQ/ SC - subcutaneous (injections)<br /> Beta - blood test to confirm pregnancy</p> <p>Maybe add a section about the different medicines names and what they are suppose to do. Also, other countries might have other names for them. I'm thinking of @Jaquar: and her medicines have different names. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1652162 Thu, 22 May 2014 13:24:55 +0000 BSB 1652162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: Interesting. Yeah with HSG, HCG and now SHG. It can get very confusing. My RE was all proud that he coined SHG and simply switched around HSG's letters. With my last clinic they used SIS and I like the saline/water part being in the abbrevation so I can somewhat remember the purpose. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1652149 Thu, 22 May 2014 13:21:12 +0000 swedishfish 1652149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: haha, my RE also calls it a water sono or saline sono. Too many different names for the same thing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1652143 Thu, 22 May 2014 13:19:32 +0000 BSB 1652143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Adding SHG, which is Sonohystogram... AKA SIS (saline-infused sonogram). I guess it depends on the RE and what abbreviation they use. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1568442 Mon, 14 Apr 2014 16:23:09 +0000 alohaorchid 1568442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for posting this! I love WTF appt! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1533152 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:46:56 +0000 mrbee 1533152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: What about O-1, O-2... that one took me a while to figure out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1532739 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 16:51:01 +0000 BSB 1532739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: Yes for my last RE. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1532729 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 16:38:48 +0000 Shutterbug 1532729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: yes, that was the case with my insurance company. IUIs and FETs are not counted toward my covered ART cycles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1532673 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 15:40:38 +0000 spaniellove 1532673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm curious, has it been other people's experiences that your insurance or doctors define ART as strictly IVF? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1532667 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 15:36:34 +0000 spaniellove 1532667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1532603 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 15:00:22 +0000 BSB 1532603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Remind me what MTHFR stands for? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1528158 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 22:34:56 +0000 BSB 1528158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: thank you so much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1527132 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 17:25:51 +0000 mrbee 1527132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: @bluestriped bee: Oops, fixed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1527127 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 17:23:27 +0000 BSB 1527127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: Oh, yeah. I'm still new to the IVF world. Still got things to learn. I was googling GIFT vs ZIFT earlier today. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1527122 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 17:21:27 +0000 swedishfish 1527122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: ER should be egg retrieval but the other two are great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1527096 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 17:09:01 +0000 BSB 1527096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Thank you!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1527038 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 16:30:24 +0000 mrbee 1527038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: @bluestriped bee: Changed these from egg to embryo... let me know if it looks ok!</p> <p>ER: Embryo Retrival<br /> ET: Embryo Transfer<br /> FET: Frozen Embryo Transfer </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1526973 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 16:01:58 +0000 BSB 1526973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: Oh, thanks! I can't edit it anymore. I'll ask if MrBee will edit it for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1526969 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 16:00:57 +0000 swedishfish 1526969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shutterbug: yay! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1526967 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 16:00:48 +0000 swedishfish 1526967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ET and FET should be changed to embryo transfer and frozen embryo transfer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1526838 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:29:34 +0000 Shutterbug 1526838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought of another one :) </p> <p>PUPO: Pregnant Until/Unless Proven Otherwise</p> <p>which I am right now with two embryos in me :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1526794 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:18:47 +0000 BSB 1526794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: Ah, SME problem. That makes sense. I would edit the list, but my edit period is up.</p> <p>Great list! Thanks everyone for contributing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1526755 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:04:14 +0000 spaniellove 1526755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: I definitely visited her site. I remember there being some fictional book about m/c and then an actual book outlining the SMEP that wasn't a story of any kind? And that the plan originally came about as a way to get pregnant after m/c? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1526743 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:00:55 +0000 Happygal 1526743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: @spaniellove: Yes, Deanna Roy. Here is a snippet from Amazon.com bio: "Deanna Roy is the USA Today bestselling author of new adult romance. She is a passionate advocate for women who have lost babies."</p> <p>I can also see SMEP being "sperm meets egg problem." Anyway, not a big deal, but I just wanted to point that out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1526633 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 14:30:42 +0000 BSB 1526633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: Did you read the book, too? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1526343 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:33:20 +0000 spaniellove 1526343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: @Happygal: I think the author is Deanna something? I "met" her a long time ago on FF. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-abbreviations#post-1526340 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:32:28 +0000 spaniellove 1526340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: @LovelyPlum: No, I came across that one often in IVF forums! It was the name for the follow-up after a failed IVF cycle. I felt bad when it seemed like I was just bitter and curse-happy! </p>