Trial Transfer next Friday

[Lisasurf19]

Can anyone tell me what to expect from a Trial Transfer? The last clinic I was with did not do this.
Also, I am new to all these forums and I would love it if someone could give me a list of all the acronyms you use, I was able to get 2 of them
Thanks in advance!!

Me: 25
DH: 31
IUI- 12/2010 BFN
Ist IVF- 5/2011

[MamaBoo]

A trial transfer is quite simple. They put a catheter into the uterus and measure the distance to the top. Takes five minutes or less. My clinic however, does a sonohystegram (or is it hystesonogram?) at the same time and that makes me cramp pretty badly. I don't think they all do them together and if your clinic didn't mention it, I assume they only plan the trial transfer.

[Lisasurf19]

Great! Thanks so much!! I was hoping it wasn't anything too painful, good to know it's just a little measuring and it takes no time at all

[Sunshine1576]

This is a list I borrowed from our IVF sister Lynzee
Sunshine1576

AC - Assisted Conception
AF - Aunt Flo (periods)
AFAIK - as far as I know
AI - Assisted or Artificial Insemination
AID - Artificial Insemination with Donor Sperm
AIH - Artificial Insemination with husband's or partner's sperm
ART - Assisted Reproductive Technolgy
BBT - Basal Body temperature
BD - baby dancing (sex)
BFN - big fat negative (pregnancy test)
BFP - big fat positive (pregnancy test)
BTW - by the way
BW - blood week (periods)
CC - Controlled Crying
CD - cycle day
CM - cervical mucus
CVS - Chorionic Villus Sampling
DA - dairy allergy
DH, DW, DP, DS, DD, DF, DB, - dear husband, dear wife, dear partner, dear son, dear daughter, dear fianc�, dear boyfriend
DI - Donor Insemination
DPO - days past ovulation
EA - egg allergy
EBM - expressed breastmilk
EP - Ectopic Pregnancy
ER - Egg Retrival
ET - Embryo Transfer
EW or EWCM - Egg White or Egg White Cervical Mucus (description of cervical mucus at ovulation time)
FET - Frozen Embryo Transfer (or fertilised egg transfer)
FSH - Follicle Stimulating Hormone
FYI - for your information
GIFT - Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer
GD - Gestational Diabetes
GYN - gynaecolgist
HPT - home pregnancy test
HTH - hope this helps
ICSI - Intracytoplasmic Sperm Insertion
IUI - Intrauterine Insemination
IVF - In Vitro Fertilisation
LI - lactose intolerance
MIL, FIL, BIL, SIL - mother, father, brother, sister-in-law
M/C - miscarriage
M/S - morning sickness
O - Ovulation
OB - Obstetrician
OHSS - Ovarian Hyper Stimualtion Syndrome
OI - Ovulation Induction
OPK - ovulation predictor test kit
OPU - Ovum (Egg) Pick Up
PA - peanut allergy
PG - pregnant
PCOS - Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome
POAS - Pee On A Stick
POF - Premature Ovarian Failure
SAHM - stay at home mum
S/B - Still birth
SD - step daughter
SS - step son
SO - significant other
TIA - thanks in advance
TMI - Too much information
TTC - trying to conceive
U/S - Ultrasound
WAHM - work at home mum
2WW - 2 week wait (wait after ovulation when TTC)

[Lisasurf19]

Thanks so much Sunshine!! That is some list but it's going to help me greatly now that I'm a part of a forum

Thanks again!
Me: 25- PCOS
DH: 31- Normal
TTYC- 2 years
1st IUI-12/2010- Follistm
2nd IUI- 2/2011- Follistm
1st IVF- 5/2011- Follistm, Doxycline & Reclipsen