Surrogacy and IVF Acronyms
ART – Assisted Reproductive Technology
BETA – Blood test for Pregnancy
BFN – Big Fat Negative
BFP – Big Fat Positive
ED – Egg Donor
EPU – Egg Pick Up
FET – Frozen Embryo Transfer
FS – Fertility Specialist
FSH – Follicle Stimulating Hormone
GS – Gestational Surrogate (IP’s/Donor’s egg and sperm are used)
GYN – Gynaecologist
HCG Levels – Human Chorionic Gonadatrophin, a hormone only present during pregnancy
ICSI – Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
IF – Intended Father
IM – Intended Mother
IP/s – Intended Parent/s
OB or OBGYN – Obstetrician
OHHS – Ovarian Hyperstimulation
PCOS – Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PGD – Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
PGS – Preimplantation Genetic Screening
PO – Parentage Order
POAS – Pee On A Stick – A home pregnancy test
PPL – Paid Parental Leave, either by Centrelink or the employer or both
PRP – Patient Review Panel. The role of the Panel is to consider applications relating to surrogacy arrangements when IP/s live in Victoria
PUPO – Pregnant Until Proven Otherwise
RTC – Reproductive Technology Council, the approving body in Western Australia
SD – Sperm Donor
SM – Surrogate Mother
TM – Tummy Mummy
TS – Traditional Surrogate (Surrogate’s own egg is used and IF’s/Donor’s sperm is used)
TTC – Trying to conceive
VBAC – Vaginal Birth after a Cesarean
2WW – 2 Week Wait between transfer and a pregnancy test
7dp5dt – 7 days post 5 day (blastocyst) transfer
14dpo – 14 days post ovulation
