Reviews

Review by Jennifer Roebuck

I decided to see Vanina after trying to conceive for a year and having just been diagnosed with “unexplained infertility”. I had no experience with acupuncture, but had read articles discussing its’ effectiveness on patients with infertility and was curious to try a non-Western treatment. Vanina’s calm, non-judgmental personality and her knowledge and experience with infertility issues immediately put me at ease upon our first meeting. The journey through infertility is a very stressful one: the treatments, procedures, and simple frustration of not being able to conceive on one’s own. I give a lot of credit to Vanina and acupuncture for helping me to remain grounded, serene, and realistic throughout my failed cycles of IUIs and IVFs. Ultimately, after receiving acupuncture for a little over a year, I conceived on my own without any medical intervention. I truly believe that acupuncture was significant in my becoming pregnant, and instrumental in helping me cope with the most taxing and heartbreaking experiences along the way. It has also improved my general well being by quieting my mind when I felt overwhelmed by stress, and returning to me a sense of calm.