Comments on: Blogging Abbreviations

By: Eggcited Donor

Eggcited Donor — Sat, 15 May 2010 08:15:56 +0000

I’ve been reading many couples blogs based on their infertility, because as an egg donor, it really helps me feel more of a connection with my intended parents (that I do not know). This specific post allowed me not give up hope because I was having so much trouble understanding the terminology used on so many blogs posting about IVF! I will definitely be bookmarking this page to use as a reference when I am unsure of any abbreviations in my future blog reading

By: ShellyAttainFertility

ShellyAttainFertility — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:22:38 +0000

Finally! The definition for PUPO. Much more logical than my homespun definition: publicly undergoing pregnancy operatives. (AKA doing the BD exhibition-style.)

By: Terry Elisabeth

Terry Elisabeth — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:12:38 +0000

Thank you for this list. I hadn’t seen it last week. I will refer to it in December.

By: WiseGuy

WiseGuy — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:12:00 +0000

I understand DPO and DP3or5DT….but what is let’s say 14DPODT?

By: Shel

Shel — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:13:00 +0000

Do you know what HSS means? Just curious, and thanks for the great list! It really helps!

By: kymztwinz

kymztwinz — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:05:00 +0000

From the surrogacy community:

GS: gestational surrogate/surrogacy
TS: traditional surrogate/surrogacy
IPs: Intended Parents
IM: Intended Mother
IF: in this context, Intended Father
xfer: transfer

By: Cali

Cali — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:36:00 +0000

another common identifier is SMC (Single Mother by Choice)

By: sara

sara — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:21:00 +0000

great list! One another not common one I guess is

UU = unicornuate uterus