ART- Assisted Reproductive Technology (click to enlarge)

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PREGNANCY TEST CHART, mixed media on paper, 76"x 25", 2005



PREGNANCY TEST CHART, detail

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ART, acrylic on canvas, 48"x 36", 2008

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AH, AZH = Assisted Hatching
ART = Assisted Reproductive Technology

AS = Anti Sperm
ASRM = American Society of Reproductive Medicine
BBT = Basal Body Temperature
BCP = Birth Control Pills
BD = Baby Dance (sex)
BW, b/w = Bloodwork
CASA = Computer-assisted Semen Analysis
CF = Cervical Fluid
CM = Cervical Mucus
CNM = Certified Nurse Midwife
CPFM = ClearPlan Fertility Monitor

DH = Dear Husband
DOR = Diminished Ovarian Reserve
DPO = Days Post-Ovulation
DPR = Days Post-Retrieval
DPT = Days Post-Transfer
DP3DT = Days Post 3-Day Transfer

DW = Dear Wife
Dx = Diagnosis
E2 = Estradiol
EB, EMB = Endometrial Biopsy
ENDO = Endometriosis
EPT = Early Pregnancy Test

ER = Egg Retrieval
ET = Embryo Transfer

FRED = First Response Early Detection (brandname)
FSH = Follicle Stimulating Hormone
FTTA = Fertile Thoughts To All
GI = Gastrointestinal
GnRH = Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
GP = General Practitioner
HCP = Health Care Practitioner
HPT = Home Pregnancy Test
HRT = Hormone Replacement Therapy
HSC = HysteroscopyHSG = Hysterosalpingogram

HX = History
ICI = Intra-cervical Insemination
ICSI = Intra-cytoplasmic Sperm Injection
IVF = In Vitro Fertilization
LH = Luteinizing Hormone
LMP = Last Menstrual Period (start date)
LOL = Laughing Out Loud (or Lots Of Luck)
LP = Luteal Phase
LPD = Luteal Phase Defect
MF = Male Factor
NP = Nurse Practitioner
OV = Ovulation OB = Obstetrician
OB/GYN = Obstetrician/Gynecologist
OC = Oral Contraceptives
OPK Ovulation Predictor Kit
OTC = Over The Counter
P4 = Progesterone
PA = Physician's Assistant

PAF = Pregnancy After Infertility
PCO = Polycystic Ovaries
PCP = Primary Care Physician
PG = Pregnant
PI = Primary Infertility
PMS = Post-menstrual Syndrome
POC = Products of Conception
PTSD = Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
RE = Reproductive Endocrinologist
Rx = Prescription
SA = Semen Analysis
SART = Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology
SCORIF = Stimulated Cycle Oocyte Retrieval In (office) Fertilization
SHG, SonoHSG = Sonohysterogram
SI = Secondary Infertility
SIS = Saline Injection Sonogram
STD = Sexually Transmitted Disease
TESA = Testicular Sperm Aspiration
TESE = Testicular Sperm Extraction
TET = Tubal Embryo Transfer
TTC = Trying to Conceive
Tx = Treatment

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