AF — Aunt Flow (Menstruation) AI — Artificial Insemination ART — Assisted Reproductive Technology BABYDUST — Good wishes for getting pregnant BBT — Basal Body Temperature BCP — Birth Control Pills BD — Baby Dancing (Love Making) BFN —
Big Fat Negative (Pregnancy Test) BFP — Big Fat Positive (Pregnancy Test) BW — Blood Work CD — Cycle Day CF — Cervical Fluid CM — Cervical Mucus DH — Dear Husband DPO — Days Past Ovulation EP — Ectopic Pregnancy EWCM — Egg White Cervical Mucus FP — Follicular Phase FSH — Follicle Stimulating Hormone HPT — Home Pregnancy Test HSG — Hysterosalpingogram IF — Infertility IUI — Intrauterine Insemination IVF — In Vitro Fertilization LAP - Laparoscopy LH — Luteinizing Hormone LMP — Last Menstrual Period LP — Luteal Phase LPD — Luteal Phase Defect MC (M / C)-- Miscarriage MF — Male Factor NFP — Natural Family Planning NP — Nurse Practitioner O - Ovulation OB / GYN — Obstetrician / Gynecologist OPK — Ovulation Predictor Kit PCOS — Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome PG — Pregnant POAS - Pee on a Stick PTS - Pregnancy Test Strip RE — Reproductive Endocrinologist SA — Semen Analysis TTC — Trying to Conceive
On trying to conceive message boards, this acronym means
Big Fat Negative.
The day before my husband deployed, I took three, count»em, three, of the «super-duper early we can tell if you are even thinking about it» pregnancy tests and got
a big fat negative...
Not exact matches
But in wealthy societies, obesity is a
bigger health risk than being skinny, and there are vastly more people who suffer
negative consequences from having too much body
fat than too little.
Researchers at Yale University and the University of British Columbia found that women with high levels of «cognitive dietary restraint» (putting a lot of mental energy into restricting certain foods) had significantly higher cortisol levels,
bigger appetites, increased consumption of sweets, more
negative moods, and higher body -
fat levels — even despite getting more exercise.
And what they found was that the addition of capsaicin to the meals significantly increased the 24 h
fat oxidation in
negative energy balance, as well helping the volunteers keep burning calories, even though they were in a pretty
big energy deficit.