Testimonials

Karen — mother of Dr. Wu’s first acubaby

Logan, born on April 30, 1981, was our first miracle baby! I had given birth to two other children (from my first marriage) prior to Logan. I had my cervix cauterized after the second birth (I was told that this would help me heal faster). Little did I know that this medical procedure would render me infertile. After remarrying and looking forward to starting more family, my current husband and I tried getting pregnant for three years. We went to several doctors, clinics, and nutritionists with no luck. Doctors recommended having a laparoscopy, as well as trying a variety of hormones. Our final infertility specialist tried a few tests and then eventually handed us an adoption agency card, apologetically explaining that we had run out of options.

Discouraged, but not ready to give up on having a biological baby (we would have adopted eventually) we decided to try going to an acupuncture clinic that a neighbor told us about. I attended each visit with some skepticism about ever becoming pregnant again but I was hopeful that at least receiving acupuncture, acupressure, and lavishing me with exotic and unrecognizable herbs would be a good experience. I remember after a two-month period of treatments when Dr. Wu announced that my body was back in balance and that now it was up to the higher power! I conceived Logan just two weeks later!  Dr. Wu, with her extensive knowledge of the beneficial effects of acupuncture, acupressure, and herbs, gave me back my hopes and dreams of having a family.

Logan was the miracle end product of Dr. Wu’s skilled efforts (and ours). We have subsequently been blessed with two more children since Logan arrived (Lauren and Charles). I also went to Dr. Wu’s clinic during these pregnancies. These were three more biological children than I would have had if I had listened to the advice of my last doctor. I feel I owe my good health, my fertility, and my three miracle children to Angela Wu’s dedicated skill, encouragement, and medical guidance. Blessings to you always, Dr. Wu and staff.

Arden M., Nurse, Brooklyn, NY, 2023

I have been coming to Wu’s Healing Center since before I was born. First as one of Dr. Wu’s Accu-Babies, then as a child watching my parent’s sessions, and later, as a patient in my own right. Because of the history between my family and this special place, I feel that Dr. Wu and her team have unique insight into my body and holistic health history.

Although many parts of my identity are catered to in western medicine, as a fat woman, the medical bias, and lack of research on bodies like mine meant that many of my health concerns were not being adequately addressed. At fifteen, my long-term primary care provider assumed that I had an above average BMI and slightly elevated blood glucose level because I was eating poorly, and in excess. She wrote-off my comments saying these assumptions were inaccurate and told me to watch what I ate. In the process ignoring symptoms like being extra hairy, and having extremely erratic periods in combination with the previously mentioned symptoms. Now, I know that these are all signs of hormonal imbalance caused by Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), which I was diagnosed with a few years ago. But, at the time I assumed I was doing something wrong, and the medical professionals I sought answers from were ignoring me. That is, except for Dr. Wu.

When she heard of my symptoms she told me I needed to come in regularly. With weekly sessions and herbs, she was able to regulate my cycles in a way that they had never been before. At sixteen, I was not the most compliant of patients, but Dr. Wu was patient and I always felt that she had my best interest at heart. She made me read Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler which single handedly put my knowledge of female reproductive workings ahead of every single one of my highschool peers. Dr. Wu gave me the tools to empower myself in the knowledge of my own body, which is something every teenage girl should have.

Since then, I have been away from San Francisco and away from the care of Wu’s Healing Center. I miss the warmth in which they receive me and I am always grateful for the check-in emails, even if I am not able to respond right away. I am forever grateful for her guidance and all the love shown to me by Wei and all the people on the care team that help contribute to making the center such a special place.

John Lang and Nancy Merrell, 2023

Angela Wu is a very special person. Her smile, warmth and happy nature are contagious. She has dedicated herself to helping others.

We first heard of her from a nurse friend, Ann. Ann was a DES child, which means her mother took the drug Diethylstilbestrol (DES) during her pregnancy. Daughters of mothers who took DES often have difficulty getting pregnant. Ann went to Dr. Wu for help after many years of trying to have a baby. We happened to tag along with the couple while they bought fresh silkie chickens to be cooked with a mixture of herbs.  

In less than a month, Ann went to see Dr. Wu, who read her pulses and told Ann she was pregnant! Ann had a very smart boy, the first of two boys. Needless to say, the treatment was a success. 

 Dr. Wu is a very skilled acupuncturist. We feel so lucky to have met her and to experience her treatments. Her kind laughter still rings in our ears.  

Vanessa Zahorian, Artistic Director, Pennsylvania Ballet Academy, 2023

Dr. Angela Wu is a kind, caring, and compassionate fertility acupuncturist. Not only is she good at her job but she is also a nurturing person and soul. So accommodating to fit me in her schedule, to help things progress, and to help me financially. So thorough at figuring out what the challenge is and was with my body. I owe her and her practice the world.

My husband and I had our first child a baby girl in January 2018 after trying to get pregnant for a year and eight months with irregular menstrual cycles and being so physically active in my 20-year professional dancing career with the San Francisco Ballet as a principal ballerina. My husband and I moved across the country for work, and even with the distance, Dr. Wu checks in with me regularly and sends me packages across the country in caring about my postpartum and supporting me even with the distance.

We most recently had our second child in September 2021. Dr. Wu often checks in with me or will send me packages of wellness goodies. Plus she is a dear friend and sends me photos of herself and her family and I do as well. I am forever grateful to Dr. Wu and her helping me in my pregnancies and post partum.

Georgia, 2019

As I sit here sipping on my silky chicken soup and feeling my baby boy kick me from the inside, I can’t help but feel so grateful for Dr. Wu and her entire staff. My only regret is that I didn’t come see her sooner.

Our fertility journey started about 7 years ago. I knew I had fibroids because after I had an emergency appendectomy, the surgeon came in with a worried face and told me I should go get checked out. That was the start of a very long road for us. After trying for about a year with no luck, we decided that it would be best to get the fibroids removed with a full myomectomy. Once healed, we tried again and — surprise, surprise — we were able to get pregnant in the first three months of trying only to be devastated after losing the baby at 7 weeks. From there we saw countless endocrinologists and fertility specialists, they found that I had a septum in my uterus and I had to have surgery to get it removed twice but I continued to have miscarriages after that. Five miscarriages later, with one being at 15 weeks, I kept being told that there was nothing wrong with me, which was unbelievable.

I read books, blogs, and forums to find other people that I could relate to but had no luck. After researching more about eastern medicine for fertility, I ended up stumbling upon Dr. Angela Wu’s “Fertility Wisdom” book on Amazon and gave it a shot. Coincidentally, as I was talking to a friend of mine, he was telling me how his friend also went to see her and miraculously helped her get pregnant after trying for years. I called her office the next day and made an appointment.

I knew Dr. Wu was going to be different because she actually requested my medical records, which no other acupuncturist has ever done in the past. When I went in for my first appointment, I was honestly a little annoyed that it was going to take 2.5 hours because I was still juggling a demanding full-time job as well. In person, Dr. Wu was caring, understanding, and very confident that I was capable of having a baby which gave me so much hope. Her protocol is intense (and pricey) but I couldn’t help but respect every aspect of it especially after reading her wall of Acubabies success stories! From the fertility diet to all the herbs to seeing her 3x a week while still working downtown, it was all a bit overwhelming to begin with but I followed each step as best I could. Also because I knew if I strayed or cheated on the diet, she would know immediately after taking one look at my tongue! There’s no hiding that ice cream you snuck in for dessert from her!

After 3 months of intense treatments and coming to the difficult conclusion to leave my job to reduce my overall stress, Dr. Wu finally gave us the go ahead to start trying and we actually got pregnant after just two cycles! From past experience, getting that positive sign only triggered anxiety and stress for me but Dr. Wu and her kind, knowledgeable staff guided me through each step of the way to maintain a joyful and positive pregnancy. Dr. Wu also constantly asked for updates throughout my pregnancy about what my western doctors were telling me so she could also alter her treatments to coordinate with what they were doing which was amazing. I’ve had an extremely easy pregnancy with little to no typical symptoms that most women have to endure and I owe it all to Dr. Wu, her staff, the protocol, and the constant rejiggering of herbs. Fast forward a few months later and here we are, just one week away from my due date and so excited to meet our baby boy! I am so thankful to Dr. Wu and her team, you’ve impacted my life more than I can ever express my gratitude for. Thank you so much!  UPDATE: Georgia gave birth to a baby boy in April 2019.

Joan, 2018

I am an egg donor and I was told to try acupuncture to get the best results. After researching local acupuncturists in the area I thought Wu’s Healing Center would be the best fit for me. They don’t just do acupuncture, they start with an intake to see how you are feeling and if there are any new concerns. After that you have a body work session which is an amazing acupressure massage. The practitioners are focused and work with purpose to heal any issues and to allow your body to relax. Dr. Wu then comes in for an analysis and does a great job coaching you throughout your sessions. She does the tongue and pulse diagnosis and then helps you focus on your diet in order to get your body in the best possible shape, which she then enhances through acupuncture. My egg count doubled after seeing her for 5 months. And just as important, I then went through a detox protocol to cleanse the body of the medications from the retrieval. I feel much better about the process now that I’ve been under Wu’s Healing Center’s care.

Vanessa, 2017

Dr Angela Wu is a kind, caring, and compassionate fertility acupuncturist. Not only is she good at her job but also as a nurturing person and soul. So accommodating to fitting me in her schedule to help things progress and helping me financially. So thorough at figuring out what the challenge is and was with my body. I owe her and her practice the world.

My husband and I are expecting our first baby girl on January 15th, 2018, after trying to get pregnant for a year and eight months with irregular menstrual cycles and being so physically active in my 20-year professional dancing career with the San Francisco Ballet as a principal ballerina. My husband and I have recently moved across the country for work, and even with the distance, Dr Wu checks in with me regularly and sends me packages across the country in caring about my postpartum and supporting me even with the distant.

Danielle, 2016

This is long overdue! My two, healthy, happy, three-month-old twin babies are sleeping peacefully (?) in the nursery as I type this. Truly, I believe that they would not be here where it not for Dr. Angela Wu and the work we did together.

A friend of mine passed her book onto me a few years ago, just as I was beginning the journey towards motherhood. I read the book and honestly, felt overwhelmed. I knew that Dr. Wu was here in San Francisco but felt intimidated and did not make an appointment. Actually, I did make an appointment but canceled before the session!

Fast forward 1.5 years, many rounds of IUI, one round of IVF and one miscarriage at the tail end of the first trimester (brutal), and I was ready to take things to the next level. After the pain of the miscarriage, I kept having this intuition in my gut that I should go see Angela. I was intimidated bc in her book, she says that we have to quit virtually everything in our lives (exercise, dairy, wheat, sugar, alcohol, cold foods…) and I really did not know if I could be that disciplined. Yet, my desire to be a mother was greater than my fear of the diet so I made the appointment … and this time, I went.

In person, Dr. Wu is warm, caring and deeply understanding. Yes, her protocol is intense (and pricey) but she seems to know when to push and when to let us be human and fallible. Surprisingly, she rarely commented on my fertility diet, which by the way, I was not following very well. I made changes, for sure, such as a big reduction in wine consumption and an ever-bigger increase in Chinese herbs and supplements. My partner and I even made the Silky Chicken Broth!

During our first session, about a month after my miscarriage, she looked me in the eye and said, “Promise me that you will not try again until you are ready,” meaning until she decided I was ready. At the time, this really freaked me out. I did not want to wait. I wanted my baby NOW. The Western doctor said I could start ASAP and Dr. Wu was telling me it might be 6 months or more. This was scary and upsetting but my intuition was telling me to follow her guidance and let go of control. Little did I know how important this last part was. Letting go of control is the best lesson in both fertility and becoming a parent.

Ultimately, it was exactly 6 months later when we determined, together, that I was ready for the next embryo transfer. For the first pregnancy, we transferred two embryos and I ended up with one pregnancy (and then loss). So, this time around, we again transferred two embryos and were blessed with TWO BABIES. We like to joke that Dr. Wu made me extra fertile!

We are so blessed and we are so grateful to Dr. Wu and her entire team, all of whom played an integral role in supporting me through the journey from heartbreak to the absolute bliss of parenthood. Thank you, Dr. Wu. You are forever in my heart!

He TaiLe, 2016

I first came to Dr. Wu in December of 2012. After conceiving my son with no problems in 2009, I’d recently learned that I was almost completely infertile three years later. I was 36 and had just been told my FSH was 34, when it should be below 10 to get pregnant.

Since my friends were all having second babies with no trouble, I wondered whether something might be wrong with me systemically. I also didn’t necessarily want to jump into western infertility treatments when I was reading online that they can wreak havoc with a woman’s body and mind, and besides, someone with my numbers might never conceive.

I wasn’t sure what to think when Dr. Wu immediately put me on a very strict diet (no wheat, dairy, sugar, corn, spinach, nightshade plants, and almost no fruit whatsoever), prescribed handfuls of herbs, and gave me a long list of other precautions (no high heels past ovulation; don’t let the wind blow on your neck; homemade chicken broth every day; etc). I had never taken herbs before and didn’t much enjoy the abdominal massages at her office either.

I was very surprised when my cycles, which had started to vary in length from 17 to 60+ days, almost immediately became much more regular. I felt much better following her advice that I had previously believed possible. The headaches I’d had almost daily disappeared. None of these issues were things western doctors had been able to address. I was grateful to be healthier. Nonetheless I didn’t get pregnant. Month after month went by. I felt both heartbroken and deeply ambivalent, as well as hopeless as I knew I was only getting older.

Dr. Wu told me I needed to take better care of myself and stop worrying about other people so much. She told me she thought I had more time to have a second child than I believed, and that I should forget about conceiving for a while and go back to grad school, which I’d been considering for a very long time.

I couldn’t forget what the western doctors had told me, and I’m sad now to say that I didn’t believe her. After a year under Dr. Wu’s care, I stopped going to acupuncture and went back to a western reproductive endocrinologist. Over the next year I endured five failed IUIs. I was taking different hormones almost every day which I hated. I had something like a 3-5% chance with each IUI of conception that would lead to live birth, and of course that chance would keep decreasing as I continued to age; there was not a lot of reason for hope in any given cycle, despite all the work involved. The doctor refused to do IVF with me because he felt my “fragile” eggs, so few in number even with lots of hormone medications, would not survive.

Finally I decided that I should at least try to give up my dream of having a larger family, even though it was one of the biggest things I ever wanted in life. I decided to grieve it through, focus on other parts of my life, and try to come to peace with my situation, including my wonderful husband and the son we were lucky enough to have already.

That was early 2015. I applied to grad school and got in. My son started first grade. I started grad school. I started running, which Dr. Wu had told me not to do while trying to conceive. In general, I still followed lots of Dr. Wu’s advice. I kept getting happier, healthier, and more centered, although I kept grieving for a second child. Even though I hadn’t seen her in a long time, I thought of Dr. Wu all the time. My cycles stayed wonderfully regular throughout all this and I was glad for the normalcy she’d been able to bring back to my body.

I finished my first grad school semester and enjoyed the holidays. When we got home I felt so tired I couldn’t get out of bed, so I rested there for a few days. I got up and enjoyed some busy days with my husband and son, but still felt so very tired. I thought I was sick; given my history of disappointment I was totally oblivious to the idea I could be pregnant. Finally I realized I should take a test and I was flabbergasted and thrilled to find I was 6.5 weeks pregnant.

The western doctor had been concerned that, even if I did conceive, my body would not make adequate progesterone to sustain a pregnancy, so I had a blood test to check on it the very same day. Not only was my progesterone totally adequate with no medical help, it was at the very top of the healthy range. I’d conceived on my own, against very steep odds, and baby and I were evidently thriving. Even though I hadn’t seen Dr. Wu in about two years, I’d become pregnant by finally following her advice. It’s the most incredible thing that has ever happened to me.

I am now 39.5 weeks along with an apparently healthy little girl. In addition to our disbelief and utter joy, this pregnancy has been markedly easier than my first, even though I’m now 40. I’ve had far less swelling, aches, and digestive upset than I had with my son. I’ve also felt happy and lively throughout, especially after my acupuncture treatments!

I went back to Dr. Wu for prenatal care, and while I still can’t quite get used to taking handfuls of herbs, I know that what she practices has a logic and a magic all its own. I know that our bodies contain wisdom and are influenced in ways western medical practitioners – and frankly, even most acupuncturists — know nothing about. I am so grateful I found her and so grateful for all the time I spent with her. Even if I’d never conceived again, my family and I are healthier for following her advice and her way of thinking, and I know that is a gift that will be with me for the rest of my life. What can you say about someone who’s changed your life that much for the better? Thank you Dr. Wu!

L.H.O., 2016

About a year and a half ago I was referred to Wu’s Healing Center by an acupuncturist who had been working with my husband and me to conceive a second child. Almost seven years ago, we had very quickly (our first try) and naturally conceived our son. I had a healthy pregnancy and he was born a healthy and happy baby.

When our son was about two and a half years old, we began to try to conceive a second child. I assumed that it would take no time, just like our first. Little did I know, at that time, that our journey as a family, and my own, towards conceiving a second child would be much different than the first, in almost every way.

After a year and a half of trying to conceive on our own, we sought help from the OBGYN, followed by another acupuncturist, followed by a fertility specialist…all with no success. When I first met Dr. Wu, she told me she felt I hadn’t taken care of myself properly since the birth of our son. As much as I was hoping just a little change in my diet would fix the “problem,” I would eventually learn that I had much more work and preparation to do than that.

Fast forward to more than a year and a half to today, when I can verify that she was right, but in a different way than I understood at first. Through working with Dr. Wu, I have, as she says, changed the course of my life. I better know how to take care of myself now through diet and lifestyle. In desperation to conceive, I can recall not even caring about any detriments I may incur to my own health, just so long as I was able to get pregnant and have a healthy baby. I have learned that first I must be committed to my own health and well being. I spent over a year working closely with Dr. Wu, preparing my body and mind for conception.

My favorite, and the most meaningful, time that has been spent with Dr. Wu has always been the conversations we’ve had. Dr. Wu has provided me with such life changing advice- sometimes in the form of sharing her own experiences, and other times simply opening my eyes to what was right in front of me. Her straight-forward communication style and sincere intent has and always will be such a huge factor in the more positive, educated, and healthy path my life has taken. The subtle, yet significant shifts in perspective as a result of my counseling with Dr. Wu have also allowed me to be able to help others- at work, in my personal life, and even providing support to others’ fertility journeys. I’ve found that now that I live with a more balanced body and mind, I have so much more to offer those around me.

After over a year of regular visits and a commitment to maintaining a healthy body and mind, I was ready. With the support of Dr. Wu and the invaluable staff at Wu’s Healing Center, along with the help of a wonderful fertility doctor, my husband and I were able to conceive after our very first IVF transfer. Thanks to all of the preparation that Dr. Wu had helped my husband and I to achieve prior to the transfer, from the beginning, the IVF process was more successful than expected at each stage.

We are now in our third trimester of pregnancy and are excited to meet our new little blessing soon. The journey to this moment may have been much longer than expected, but in retrospect, was greatly needed. Something I value most that I’ve learned has been to trust others. There are people in the world, such as Dr. Wu, who really do have your best interest at heart whether you choose to believe it or not. Before I met Dr. Wu, I believed no one could be more committed to what’s important to me than myself, but Dr. Wu has undoubtedly matched my commitment. (She even cancelled her own birthday vacation in Hawaii to accommodate my IVF calendar!)

Dr. Wu and the staff at Wu’s Healing Center will always hold a special place in my heart, as they have all played such a large part of redirecting my journey, not solely to conception, but most importantly, to happiness and health.

Dominique, 2015

I didn’t actively try to have a baby until I was 40 because I assessed I wasn’t in the right situation to do so but I did freeze my eggs as I turned 40 just in case. Things changed that year and my fiancé and I came together and it seemed like the right time. We got pregnant easily but we had to terminate our pregnancy at 11 weeks due to a genetic developmental issue. A few months later we got pregnant again and I miscarried at 5 weeks. At this point I decided I should put some good energy into it and put all the chances on our side since things weren’t just unfolding and I was 41 years old. I wasn’t quite ready to try using my frozen eggs. I wanted to see if we could go the natural route first.

This is when Dr Wu was recommended to us. She quickly told me that she could help and to wait three months before trying again. At that point I was about to turn 42 and that seemed like an eternity but I complied. I followed her dietary recommendations once I really put my mind to it. It took me a while to totally go with it because it felt like a lot: the weekly appointments, the many herbs, the lifestyle recommendations and nutrition. I definitely had to put it on the front burner of my life. When I did so however, I will say that I felt quite good.

We got pregnant naturally with our daughter at our first round of trying soon after and I felt like I had all this wind at my back under Dr Wu’s care. I had no morning sickness to speak of. I was a little low-energy and moody but functioned quite well in my first trimester. The second and now third trimester I have felt truly great. People are constantly telling me how radiant I am. People were sick all around me with the flu and I never got it and that is unusual for me.

Dr. Wu was very clear about her instructions and the more I followed them the more I felt that I had all this life-force going to me and the baby. I feel very healthy and feel the baby alive and well. From advice on travel to infant care, she has been and undeniably strong ally to us in this process. It does require dedication on the part of the parents for sure.

It hasn’t always been easy for me to comply but when I think about it in terms of that I am doing all that I can to give my child the best chances of health for her entire life and that of her progeny I think: “Why would I not do this if I can?” It seems like the best gift one could give their child: to nourish them so well while all their organs are forming etc and setting them up as well as possible for the rest of their life. Dr Wu also assures me that this treatment will help the birth go as smoothly as possible as well as helping my milk come in etc.

I am now 33 weeks pregnant and going strong. People are constantly remarking they are impressed how well I am doing and how strong, radiant, and energetic I seem in my pregnancy. I literally feel like the force is with me in this pregnancy and it is wonderful to have this kind of support through such a vulnerable process.

Diana and Julien, 2015

After two years and a half of trying and almost no ovarian reserve, here we are at the end of our 15^th week!

We had tried naturally for one year without success, so we decided to see a fertility specialist. They ran all the lab work and everything was alright for both of us. Like almost half of the couples struggling with infertility, our case was “unexplained.” Given my age (36 at the time) and all the normal lab results, we started different protocols beginning by the most conservative ones (ovarian stimulation, timed intercourse) and following with IUIs (five times) for one additional year, but none of those worked for us.

The next step was IVF. During a routine update of the lab work to start the treatment, we were all shocked to discover my AMH levels had suddenly and inexplicably dropped to 0.3, meaning almost no ovarian reserve. Doctors were truly sorry, saying this was very unusual but it had just happened. Nothing in my clinical picture could have predicted that. There was nothing left to do but trying an IVF, adapting the protocol to make it more aggressive, knowing our odds for success were now extremely low. We were devastated.

I had heard about Dr. Wu’s clinic from a friend but didn’t feel it was for me. I wasn’t ready for so many restrictions and weird exercises I saw my friend do. However, I knew they had a holistic approach, centered on wellness. I didn’t care about getting pregnant any more at this point. All I needed was something to make me feel better. So I made an appointment.

The very day of my first appointment with Dr. Wu, my cycle started in advance. That means my IVF cycle was on. So on my way to Dr. Wu’s office I had the fertility clinic calling with a thousand instructions, the insurance asking for paper work, the pharmacy saying the medication might not be there on time…I thought my head was going to explode.

When I told all this to Dr. Wu she listened very carefully and asked “So, when are you planning to start your IVF?”, and I answered “Today”. She opened those big eyes of hers I will never forget, saying “No! No! Your body is not ready! Doing it now would be like planting a seed in a field of snow”. (What???) Now I was not only devastated but also very confused. I collapsed.

She asked us to wait a few months to better prepare for the IVF but we were so anxious about this 0.3 number that haunted us day and night, by the minimal success percentages the doctors gave us, and by the idea that every day I would have less and less eggs, that we decided to try the IVF anyway. After 3 days we had to cancel our IVF because we only had one egg in spite of all the aggressive stimulation.

The next month my husband was away so we couldn’t try again, but in the meanwhile I became really curious about the traditional Chinese medicine. I borrowed Dr. Wu’s book from my friend and started asking questions. I have to admit I didn’t understand everything but it all started to make some sense to me.

My doctor had said it was ok to do acupuncture but recommended I didn’t take any herbs because she was not familiar with them and she was afraid they would interfere with the treatment. But Dr. Wu not only knew about Traditional Chinese Medicine, she was also familiar with the Western one. She had prescribed the herbs that would support my own protocol.

The truth is I’m not an expert in none of those medicines; hence, it was a matter of trust. It was our bet. So I said to myself “if all this does make any sense I am going to do it all the way”. I then decided to follow every direction: the herbs (yuck!), the food guidelines (really? Lamb twice a day, every day?), the moxa (kind of smelly), the meditation (that was good!), etc. It was hard but I’m lucky to have a very supportive husband who was always there encouraging me and Dr. Wu is an incredible coach when you are able to open up and learn to listen.

When the time came for the next try of IVF, two months later,Dr. Wu said “doing it now would be like buying a house without money: you could sign the papers but you might not be able to pay the debt”. In spite of the progress I had made “warming up my body”, I was not ready and she insisted we wait one more month. It was a hard decision but we listened to her this time and waited.

I was so anxious that I asked my doctor to have an ultrasound, even if we were not doing any treatment, just to see if I was still making any eggs. We were stunned to discover 10 follicles in the ultrasound. Ten!!

So we scheduled the IVF for the following month but we never got to do it, because one of those ten eggs got fertilized… naturally! We are now at the end of week 15 and all the ultrasounds, genetic screenings and blood work show our little boy is growing healthily.

We are thankful to Dr. Wu and her caring team and proud of ourselves for all the hard work and the great results we have been able to achieve. It is an actual teamwork. Thank you, our families will forever be grateful to you.

Mrs. Lewis, 2015

It is very hard to put my experience with Dr. Wu into words. My overall experience at Wu’s Healing Center has been life changing. I came wanting a baby, but what I received is so much more. I have a deeper understanding of my body, my relationship to my body, and how I need to live my day-to-day life. More importantly, I have a better and more acute sense of myself.

This understanding has been nurtured and guided by Dr. Angela Wu, one of the greatest teachers I have ever worked with. For me, the journey has been as rewarding as the outcome.

A few years back, I heard about Dr. Wu and was on a desperate quest to have a second baby. I was willing to do any treatment to have another baby and was fully prepared to do the right work, in conjunction with both Eastern and Western IVF treatments. What I quickly learned was that I had to prepare my body even before the process began. This wasn’t easy – I didn’t want to wait, I was eager to start.

At age 30, I was diagnosed with a diminished ovarian reserve. It was a huge shock and in retrospect, I realized that I was very angry with my body and myself. I had a hard time letting go of all the emotions. In time, Dr. Wu began to help me let go of this anger. Soon, my health was improving rapidly. I was losing weight and felt incredible. I drastically changed my diet and soon it wasn’t a sacrifice, but a new way of living. This new ‘way’ paid off for me (and my family) every single day.

I also consulted with Dr. Wu in regards to finding the right IVF doctor. I was grateful that to find a wonderful doctor to work with – a true expert. I was lucky to have a really wonderful team. They both mutually supported and respected each other and my endeavors in both Western and Eastern medicine. My follicle count improved and I soon began my first IVF cycle. Sadly, that cycle ended with a chemical pregnancy and tremendous heartache. Who could have ever predicted such an outcome? I was faced with the reality that I would have to start the IVF process all over again. I was at a major crossroads. I was being steered by pain and anger. We considered the possibility of egg banking. To me, this was the obvious choice. However, this was also a choice that came with great physical and emotional sacrifice. I had once again lost faith in my body and truly lost faith in the whole process.

Overcoming the fear to be able to complete the second cycle was only possible because I trusted Dr. Wu, and she took the time to listen. I had so much sadness and my treatments were a place of solace. My husband, my sisters, and even my mother were unable to understand everything I had gone through and what still lied ahead.

My focus on numbers, test results, and the side effects of the IVF cycle were very intense the second time around. During my sessions I was able to be honest, express my fears and together, we would reach a deeper understanding. I was able to complete one more IVF cycle and additional egg retrievals were not required. Dr. Wu often reminded me that all I needed was that one single healthy embryo.

Throughout this journey, I had to accept that everything was beyond my control. No matter how many cycles I completed, or however good the doctors are, I could not control the outcome. I compared myself to other women and wanted to have two, three or four embryos to work with.

After the retrieval, the lab work, and the testing, I had one healthy embryo. Of course, I was disappointed. The roller coaster after the retrieval process is brutal. During the ten-day period I really had to control my fears. Dr. Wu was with me every step of the way as we focused on healing my body from the drugs and all the procedures. We focused on the blessing and wonderful opportunity that this one healthy embryo presented for the future.

In a matter of months, I was ready for my transfer and was prepared for the testing and waiting that would be required. I was terrified. Throughout the many tears, Dr. Wu still listened. She acknowledged what I had been through, what I had lost, and the physical treatments helped me overcome some of the emotional anguish. My experiences had informed who I was, but I had to find a way to be present. I had to be open and accepting.

After multiple beta tests and a very long six weeks, the day of the ultrasound arrived and we heard a tiny, fluttering heartbeat. My one little embryo had made it and was indeed growing inside of me. I am now well on my way to my third trimester and will be welcoming another baby girl this summer.

I now feel the baby I so desperately wanted and at times thought was never possible, kicking and growing inside of me. I am so very grateful. My body is now much healthier and equipped to carry a healthy pregnancy. I still sometimes get scared and my acupuncture sessions help to realign me. Wu’s Healing Center is my safe haven.

While I would never wish for the heartache I have endured, this has been a great life lesson. I am grateful to have learned so much and I understand myself on a much deeper level. Dr. Wu is a great a teacher and requires you to look within yourself with questions worth asking. I know I would not have this baby kicking inside of me if she were not guiding us on this journey.

Grace H., 2015

Becoming pregnant had been a fairly easy and quick thing for me to do. Out of the 4-5 times we threw caution to the wind, I had become pregnant twice but both pregnancies ending in miscarriage between weeks 6-8. I had received acupuncture during the time (in NYC and Vancouver) and took some estrogen suppositories as prescribed by my Western doctor given my low estrogen levels. Still, the result was a miscarriage. At first I was relieved to find out I could indeed get pregnant (at age 40 the first as I had been treated twice for endometriosis at age 38 and 39 ) but by the second miscarriage, I realized I had to do something different.

Dr Wu and her caring team–some of whom have been with Dr. Wu nearly 20 years–treated me for 3 months, at which point I started IVF in August 2014. The IVF yielded 17 embryos (at age 41, this is a strong result I am sure attributed to Dr Wu’s treatment) but as I waited till day 5, none of the embryos survived. As expected, the emotional letdown followed. Dr Wu suggested I wait until spring of the following year to suit my constitution but my body had a different idea. I fell pregnant about 5 weeks after the unsuccessful IVF and now am at 32 weeks waiting for our unborn child.

Although I live in SF, it still took quite a lot of time out of my schedule to do the treatments. Luckily my job hours were rather flexible and Dr Wu and her team are always willing to try and accommodate my schedule to the extent possible. They have often offered to come in earlier or even on a day they’re closed if needed. I tried to follow the diet guidelines as best I could, dutifully drinking black chicken soup every day. The 72-96 daily pills I had to swallow were a different story. After I hit 16 weeks, I simply wasn’t able (or willing) to take any more pills beyond the absolute necessary pre-natal vitamins and supplements.

During my entire pregnancy I seldom experienced the many common ailments that come with pregnancy: the morning sickness was mild and rare, my cravings were nearly nonexistent, and my husband has been amazed at how even-keeled my emotions have been during the past 8 months. When I did suffer from poor sleep or swollen ankles, a visit to Dr Wu and her team would address that immediately.

I do not always see eye to eye with Dr Wu. There are times when I wish she would give me more information about the reasons behind this medicine or that food because I think it would help the intensity of my commitment to following certain guidelines. But I try to remember she is doing what is best for the overall health of the baby. And I am very grateful to her and her team.

While we want to move to another city soon, my husband and I agree that if we are to have a second (or even a third) child, we believe in Dr. Wu enough that we are willing to stay in San Francisco until that time. I am convinced that keeping my pregnancy this time is in large part due to Dr Wu’s treatments and the care of her support team.

Wendy, 2013

When I was 36, my first child was naturally conceived easily. However, at age 40, it was a different story. We tried for 1 1/2 years before we started seeing a fertility specialist. Our first IUI was unsuccessful. Then, we encountered a big obstacle. Just before I turned 42, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. At that point, I was willing to forego another pregnancy for my own health. However, my doctors reassured me that my cancer was detected early and low risk so I had a year from the time I was diagnosed to try to get pregnant again. Because I had to wait for my cancer treatment to be completed, I really only had 5 months left to try for another pregnancy. At that time, I saw a fertility specialist who specialized in cancer and I was told that I had very low ovarian reserve and that I was not a candidate for IVF. He recommended IUI as a more cost effective treatment but told me that my chances of conceiving were quite low. I scheduled another IUI.

During the week of my IUI, one of my medical providers recommended Dr. Wu. I had heard of her being a fertility specialist but was deterred by the financial costs. Since I only had very limited time and was referred by a medical provider who is well respected and practices evidence based medicine, I decided to give it a try. I figured that it would be a good investment in my health and if I were to get pregnant, I wanted someone who can help keep me as healthy as possible since I had already been through so much.

During my first treatment with Dr. Wu, I responded well and decided to to follow her diet and treatment protocols as best as I could. My second IUI, which occurred 2 days after I started seeing Dr. Wu, was unsuccessful. About 2 months into my treatment at the Wu Healing Center, I scheduled my 3rd IUI, the first with injectibles. The month before my IUI, exactly 3 months after seeing Dr. Wu, I got pregnant naturally!  So far, I am 15 weeks along and am doing well overall. All the prenatal tests show the baby is healthy. After being diagnosed with cancer, I had lost some confidence in my body but now, I am healthier than I have been for a long time. I know that under the guidance of Dr. Wu, I will have a healthy pregnancy and furthermore, continue to be healthy for the rest of my long life.

Rachel, 2008

I am a 36-year-old woman, who first came in to see Dr. Wu in the spring of 2007 after being diagnosed with a high FSH level combined with a blocked fallopian tube. In addition, I had had surgery the previous year to remove a septimation in my uterus, which would have made it very difficult to carry a pregnancy to term. The fertility specialists that I talked with felt that my only option with the combination of these conditions was to do IVF, a step I didn’t feel ready to take.

While I wasn’t sure what to expect from the Wu’s Healing Center program, I was immediately drawn to their approach to fertility and overall body wellness, which I felt at the very least, would give me back a positive connection, both mentally and physically, with my body. My husband and I decided to try doing some cycles of IUI in conjunction with Dr. Wu’s program, to give her process a chance to work and see if we could avoid having to do IVF immediately.

I followed Dr. Wu’s fertility regime as closely as I could over the next five months, in addition to doing three cycles of IUI combined with Letrazole, a fertility drug similar to Clomid. After two unsuccessful attempts, the lab informed me before beginning a third, that my husband’s sperm count had inexplicably dropped dramatically, and that he would have to possibly also take fertility medication. As a result of this, they felt that we now really had no other options but to prepare to do an IVF cycle in the fall.

I was disappointed, but thanks to Dr. Wu’s program, I felt mentally much more competent to deal with the IVF process and physically I felt great and had even lost twelve pounds following her diet. We decided in August to begin IVF treatments in the fall and while we were waiting to set up this process, we tried conceiving the old-fashioned way, without any assisted reproductive techniques or drugs.

We were completely surprised to learn a few weeks later that I was pregnant and even amazed my husband’s fertility specialist, who told me that with my husband’s current numbers, “you must be incredibly fertile!” Dr. Wu had predicted that it would take at least four to six months following her program to prepare my body for pregnancy and she was uncannily accurate.

I continued working with Wu’s Healing center throughout my pregnancy and with Dr. Devin Wu’s, blending of acupuncture and physical therapy treatments saved me from overwhelming nausea and discomfort through first trimester. Later, during second trimester, I was diagnosed as having an incompetent cervix and was placed on bed rest for four months, during which time, I received regular home treatments from a senior staff member, which kept my circulation flowing and helped tremendously with cramping, due to inactivity.

My son was born on April 25^th, two weeks early but he weighed over six pounds and was completely healthy. Thanks to the herbal supplements I took prior to delivery, he never developed jaundice and all the nursing staff commented on his great skin after birth.

 I am convinced that my successful pregnancy was due to the acupuncture and fertility treatments I received from the Wu’s Healing Center and I will be eternally grateful to them for the miracle of my new baby. Thank you Dr. Wu and staff.