So you are reading your instructions or your prescription bottles and there are all these letters and symbols. What do they mean and why are they used?
The health field uses abbreviations because we have to document everything that we do. So instead of writing take one tablet by mouth two times a day, we can write 1 PO BID. In this blog, I will go over some of the most commonly used abbreviations that we use. Feel free to print this out and keep it by your computer.
- ABO/Rh – Blood type
- AMH – Anti-Mullerian hormone
- BID – Two times a day
- CBC – Complete blood count
- CD3 – Cycle day 3 labs
- CMP – Complete metabolic panel
- D&C – Dilatation and curettage
- D1 – Day 1
- E2 – Estradiol
- ET – Embryo Transfer
- FC – Financial clearance
- FET – Frozen embryo transfer
- FSH – Follicle stimulating hormone
- hCG – Pregnancy hormone
- HSC - Hysteroscopy
- HSG - Hysterosalpingogram
- HSN - Hysterosonogram
- IDP – Infectious disease panel
- IM- Intramuscular
- IUI – Intrauterine Insemination
- LH - Luteinizing Hormone
- NC – Nurse Consult
- P4 – Progesterone
- PNV – Prenatal vitamins
- PO – By mouth
- PRO - Prolactin
- PV – In the vagina
- QD – Every day
- RET - Retrieval
- SA – Semen Analysis
- SQ – Subcutaneous (under the skin)
- TAP - Culdocentesis
- TESE/PESA – Testicular sperm extraction
- TID – Three times a day
- TSH – Thyroid stimulating hormone
- US or U/S - Ultrasound
