If you’re tracking your cycle on an app, or have a look at any forums during this time, a lot of OPK, BBT, DPO and hCG letters may come up, and not give you the slightest idea as to what on earth they mean. So here are all the main ones you’ll come across, so you can walk the walk, and talk the talk!
AF - Aunt flow (period)
BBT - Basal body temperature
BC - Birth control
BT - Blood test
CD - Cycle day
CF - Cervical fluid
CM - Cervical mucus
CP - Cervical position
CY - Cycle
DI - Donor insemination
DPO - Days past ovulation
EWCM - Egg white cervical mucus (consistency)
hCG - Human chorionic gonadotropin (pregnancy hormone)
HPT - Home pregnancy test
IF - Infertility
IUI - Intrauterine insemination
LH - Luteinising hormone
LMP - Last menstrual period
LP - Luteal phase
OPK - Ovulation prediction kit
POAS - Pee on a stick (pregnancy test)
PG - Pregnancy
SA - Sperm analysis
TTC - Trying to conceive
