The Center for Advanced Reproductive Services

11/20/2025

11/19/2025

💙 Movember: Let's talk about men's health! 💙

Growing a mustache this Movember? Let’s grow the conversation too. Men’s fertility health deserves just as much attention, research, and compassion as women’s. Male infertility is more common than you think, but it’s often shrouded in silence, making it isolating for many. This Movember, we’re here to break that stigma and open the conversation about men’s fertility health.

Male factor issues are responsible for nearly half of infertility cases, and talking about it can be the first step toward understanding and support. The Center for Advanced Reproductive Services is proud to stand with men on their fertility journeys, while raising awareness and supporting men who are navigating their fertility health.

11/17/2025

💜 Prematurity Awareness Month is an important time to honor the smallest fighters, the parents who stand beside them, and the providers who guide fragile beginnings with care and hope.

We acknowledge that for many fertility patients, the journey doesn’t end with a positive test. Sometimes, your story continues into the uncertainty of NICU stays and the delicate early days of life. Prematurity is never part of the plan, but when it happens, families meet it with extraordinary courage and incredible love.

🍼 Today is about walking with families through every chapter—from hope, to pregnancy, to the first precious moments of new life. 🍼

11/14/2025

💙 Every fertility treatment patient deserves a provider who listens, cares, and leads with kindness.

This Nurse Practitioners Week, we’re celebrating Lauren Bode in Farmington and Molly Montano in Hartford. Their dedication and compassion help families grow, and their care reminds us what healthcare is all about.

✨ Here’s to the heart, skill, and passion they bring to every visit.

11/14/2025

Honoring Our Nurse Practitioners

At CARS, we know that behind every successful fertility story is a Nurse Practitioner who offered encouragement, explained next steps, and sat through the waiting with empathy and strength.

Your role in the family-building journey is invaluable—and this week, we celebrate your dedication, knowledge, and compassion.

Thank you for walking hand-in-hand with each patient on their path to parenthood.

11/14/2025

🤍 Behind every fertility journey is a man who may be struggling too. Movember is about making space for his voice, his care, his hope.

11/14/2025

🌱 Today, on Genetic Counselor Awareness Day, we celebrate the professionals who bring clarity, compassion, and confidence to some of the most complex parts of fertility care.

Genetic counselors help patients understand genetic risks, navigate preimplantation testing, and make informed choices about their future families. When fertility journeys bring difficult crossroads, these dedicated experts provide steady guidance every step of the way.

🤍🧬 Today, we thank every counselor who helps patients see their options clearly and move forward with knowledge, hope, and care.

11/14/2025

🌟 We’re so proud of Dr. Maya Barsky, who recently spoke at the Central CT and Southwest CT ONS Symposium! Her presentation, Fertility Preservation for Cancer Patients, was an important conversation about protecting future family-building options.

Through our Oncofertility Program at The Center for Advanced Reproductive Services (CARS), we partner closely with your oncology team to make fertility discussions seamless and timely—because preserving fertility often begins before treatment starts.

🫶 From egg and embryo freezing to s***m banking and ovarian tissue preservation, our team combines compassionate care with the latest technology to give you hope for your future family.

🙌 Cheers to the incredible Dr. Barsky and the whole team for helping us provide expert patient care and fueling the field of reproductive medicine!

11/13/2025

🏳️‍⚧️ It's Transgender Awareness Week! 🏳️‍⚧️

This week and every week, we stand with our transgender patients. At The Center for Advanced Reproductive Services, we believe every person deserves compassionate, expert fertility care rooted in respect, not politics. No patient should ever have to educate their provider or question if they’ll be treated with dignity. We’re committed to listening, learning, and creating clinics where every patient can show up fully as themselves.

💙🩷🤍 Family-building is a right for everyone. Your stories inspire us to do better—always.

11/13/2025

💟 November marks Adoption Awareness Month. 💟

Adoption is not a backup plan, it’s a family plan. This month, we honor and celebrate the incredible families who choose this path with courage, compassion, and love.

🫶 For many, adoption is the first choice. For others, it comes after loss or infertility. No matter how the journey begins, every story is rooted in love, and every family built through adoption is whole and valid. At The Center for Advanced Reproductive Services, we’re honored to support all paths to parenthood. Because biology doesn’t define love—connection does.

11/13/2025

🌱 Highlighting inclusivity and equity at the Center for Advanced Reproductive Services! 🌱

We are proud to announce that we’ve completed the FertilityEquity™ eLearning modules, created by Morehouse School of Medicine, with support from Ferring Pharmaceuticals, a symbol of our unwavering commitment to providing culturally competent and equitable care for all.

🤍 We want to ensure all individuals, regardless of background, have access to compassionate fertility care. We’re here to support every journey, with respect, understanding, and hope.

Together, we will continue to lead with empathy and provide a space where everyone’s fertility journey is supported and valued.