Wu’s Healing Center

I have received help from Dr. Wu for back pain, twin pregnancy and postpartum issues, allergies, and immune strengthening over the years.
She is my go-​to doctor because she is an incredibly talented healer. She also strives to educate her patients so we can learn to help ourselves too. She is always collaborating with western doctors, herbalists, other healers, so care in her clinic is above and beyond what I would call acupuncture. Its a full service traditional chinese medicine clinic rolled up into one appointment.
I was pregnant with twins and was comfortable throughout my pregnancy and carried them to full term. My boys who shared a placenta were/​are totally healthy and thriving, thanks to Dr. Wu.

Dr. Wu and her staff are truly magic workers! I’ve been treated there for about six months now. I’m convinced that her holistic approach to treat infertility works wonders!
I found Wu’s Healing Center after reading her book «Fertility Wisdom». I was immediately drawn by her approach to look at the body as a whole: acupuncture, nutrition, meditation, etc.
In my pursuit to have a child at age 40, I have tried different Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners in the bay area. None of them advised me anything on nutrition which is key to fertility health. When I went to Dr. Wu, she immediately put me on a special diet to avoid anything that would hinder the ability to conceive. The diet does not cost money. It’s just advices on what food to avoid for fertility reason.
Moreover, a typical TCM does not really know much about the specs of the different stages of IVF cycle. Dr. Wu and her staff are very knowledgeable about IVF cycle. They alter the treatment methods to accommodate different cycle stage’s unique needs.
I responded poorly to IVF stimulation meds. Nothing much was going on when I started the stimulation process. There was a risk of having to cancel the egg retrieval procedure. Dr. Wu treated me that week. I felt immediate difference after the acupuncture session. She also suggested me to eat a lot of beef! I did. In the end, I had 9 healthy eggs retrieved and 7 were fertilized. That’s a high fertilization rate given my age and slow response.
I shopped around before I decided to stay with Dr. Wu. I had the options to go with other places where they take my insurance and I only needed to pay 10 dollars co-​pay. Dr. Wu’s place is more expensive, but to me, it’s worth every penny. Do not hesitate to ask to see if they can accommodate your financial situation. They need to run a for profit business, but she’s motivated to help people to achieve their goals as well.
I have confidence in their ability to help me reach my goal. When everything from the western research is against me, I seek comfort in non-​western approach because I trust Dr’s Wu and her team’s expertise, drawn from ancient wisdom.

I mistakenly posted the following review in 2009 for Wu’s Wellness Center, instead of Wu’s Healing Center. I’m moving it to the right place on Unilocal and it’s still true:
«I have been seeing Dr. Angela Wu at Wu’s Healing Center, 1014 Clement St, SF, for over a year and a half. I have also seen her son Devin, who focuses on acupuncture and physical therapy, on two occasions. Angela Wu is a great rarity – she is an elder in a powerful medicinal tradition, trained in the traditional methods, but also using revolutionary methods (she needles pregnant women, for example). Angela Wu’s specialty is fertility and a trip to Wu’s Healing Center is like going to a spa for mind, body and heart (known to the Chinese as the Three Treasures). I kid you not – this is nothing like going to see a Western doctor. Appointments are long and detailed, offering several types of massage in addition to acupuncture and cupping. Every time I go there I feel exquisitely cared for and respected and listened to. My body/​mind health has never been better. My husband, in his 30’s, just last year experienced his first-​ever winter without depression, after seeing Dr Wu regularly. Wu’s Healing Center is not inexpensive, but it is well worth the price for those who want fine care for their fine selves and for those who are on a journey through the wilds of in/​fertility, I’d almost have to call it mandatory. There is simply no one better.»

Finally getting this review out of my head and appropriately so, making my 50^th review!
Once upon a fine cold morning in the Inner Richmond, whatever doubts I had went out the window the minute Dr. Wu felt my pulse and asked suspiciously, «Do you still smoke?» Huh? Haven’t had a cigarette in more than 6 years. Sensing my bewilderment, she cried out, «Because your lungs are still on fire!!»
In that very moment, I was READY, ready to surrender myself, my wallet, ready to «empty my cup.» My crash course of Wuism, 10 intensive days of treatment tailored specifically for out-​of-​towners, was a PT job. My 9 year old nephew was enlisted to help pack the prescribed 30+ herbal tablets into neat daily plastic packets. Gave up coffee, all wheat, uncooked veggies, ice cream, anything «cold.»
I was determined to have a successful pregnancy this time around. By stroke of luck, her long time disciple had relocated to Honolulu so I was able to continue with my Wu regimen upon returning home.
Those 10 days of initiation had changed my life.

I can’t thank Dr Wu and her team enough for all her help. I was told that I would never be able to get pregnant due to my high FSH levels. We had tried everything. I had heard great things about Dr WU so I thought I would give it one more try. She said she couldn’t make any promises but we should see how my body responded. She said to give her 6 months before we did our next fertility treatment to work on my body. I followed her instructions to a T– from the herbs and diet.
As the weeks moved on I felt better– lost weight and gained a better balance in my life. My body hadn’t been pain free in years. After several months, my husband and I scheduled our next IVF appointment but had to cancel because I was already pregnant– naturally. As I read in the prior reviews– it can be expensive. However, we ended up saving money as we didn’t have to do another round of IVF.
As with everything, I can’t promise that you will have the same experience but I can say that I believe Dr Wu was able to get my body and mind in a place where I was very healthy and content which resulted in my pregnancy. I know have a darling healthy boy. I am now seeing Dr Wu to maintain my health. I am grateful for all her help.

Finding Dr. Wu’s Healing Center has been a life-​altering experience for me — literally!
I first came to see Dr. Wu for fertility issues, because I just wasn’t ready to jump on the IVF bandwagon that everyone had been pushing on me as my only option left to get pregnant. I was emotionally in a very bad way and I could barely bring myself to go through anymore fertility treatments, because I couldn’t handle anymore disappointments.
What you get at Dr. Wu’s Healing Center is whole person treatment program, NOT just acupuncture. I realize in reading other people’s reviews that that is something maybe they just didn’t understand and coming from a primarily Western medical based culture, is natural.
What I found here was that I received a bi-​weekly treatment which addressed not only my fertility issues, but also my general physical and mental health. It had never been my experience before in working with doctors that they would take all these aspects into account when diagnosing or recommending a form of treatment — they are usually reactive to problems and focused on their specialization.
At Wu’s Healing Center, Dr. Wu follows your progress and constantly alters your treatments with little changes here and there as you change from week to week. She addresses your diet, your lifestyle and your own perceptions of things.
This kind of treatment is time consuming and changes don’t happen overnight, but it is incredibly effective. After reviewing my course of recommended treatment, Dr. Wu told me she thought she could help me get my body into a more balanced state and that I should be able to get pregnant in six months. Six months to the day of following her course of treatment and embracing her fertility philosophy as best I could, I got pregnant without any use of fertility drugs or assisted reproductive treatments.
What I found most amazing about her methods, is that even if I hadn’t gotten pregnant at that point, I physically felt terrific and mentally, I was ready to move on to IVF or even accept that maybe I would eventually adopt, because I was no longer at odds with my body and myself.
I continued to see Dr. Wu throughout my pregnancy and when I was put on bed rest for four months, members of her staff even came to my home to give me treatments. Dr. Wu and co. helped me to recover after my pregnancy and have been treating my son, with great success, for digestive issues.
Needless to say, Dr. Wu and her staff are like family to me. They have and continue to help me through difficult health and emotional periods in my life. Dr. Wu is a unique spirit and has a most wonderful and profound philosophy of living. The treatments are expensive, but considering how much time the staff here spends on each patient, they are actually very reasonable if not worth every penny. The total amount I spent on my fertility régime here, still came no where near the $ 80,000 I was going to have to shell out for IVF or the very expensive ARTS treatments and fertility drugs that I had, which got me no where and were invasive to boot.
I can’t recommend Dr. Wu or her staff enough — to my mind, they are worth their weight in gold.

I went to Dr. Wu because she was supposed to be the «fertility goddess.» While she has a lot of charisma and knowledge, and I really like her as a person, overall I felt pretty manipulated and disappointed after my experiences there. Every time we talked with her about not being able to afford as many treatments, she would say «if you really wanted this (being pregnant), you would find the money.» And we really wanted it, and bought in, spending thousands of dollars of savings. I get that there are no guarantees, but she missed some key things, and then after not getting pregnant for a while with her, in a moment where we were totally heartbroken about it, she suggested that I might have deeper reasons why I wasn’t getting pregnant and I should be hypnotized. Huh? Anyways, I found a new acupuncturist who’s a third to a quarter the price (and wonderful) and I was pregnant in months… I think she has to go back to basics and start listening to her patients again. I gave 2 stars because it was super luxurious to have the massages every week… and I do appreciate everyone there on a heart level. It’s just WAY overpriced & not really patient-​friendly or patient-​focused.

Wu’s Healing Center has a peaceful and nurturing environment that made me feel so positive, plus, I knew that I was in the capable and devoted care of Dr. Wu and her staff.
Being under the care of Wu’s Healing Center takes a high level of commitment (and expense), but I believe that this creates a good, healthy focus and a feeling of empowerment and accomplishment. It also makes each visit exciting, knowing that you have done your best towards achieving your goal and awaiting what comments Dr. Wu might share with you. Sometimes, she probably does not communicate everything, but even then it is fun to wonder what her thoughts are, and I always felt that her thoughts were positive or at least constructive about what to do given the situation. Having full faith in Dr. Wu is a wonderful feeling during a time of general uncertainty. Entering the Center is like being cocooned on your journey, and, even though I always felt uplifted when leaving, I always still wished I was in a treatment session!
The staff is superb in terms of knowledge, ability, and kind spirit. It is evident that they undergo exacting training. The office itself is also run with a high degree of professionalism (very organized), which is appealing to a patient. I remain very fond of the staff there.

Please don’t go see this woman.
Here’s my brief story of how Angela Wu not only didn’t help my situation – but actually made it worse.
Like many women desperate to get pregnant, I spared no expense on the latest treatments and doctors. So when it was time to find a new acupuncturist, I went straight to the top – or so I thought. Dr. Wu is heralded as the best around, a bona fide doctor of Oriental Medicine (OMD) in addition to expert acupuncturist, specializing in tough fertility cases. I considered my case «special» (but then again, aren’t we all?) because I had a history of thyroid trouble on top of my high FSH level. I carefully explained my complete medical history with her and began treatment in early 2006. She put me on several different supplements and Chinese herbs, one of which was a soy supplement. Seemed harmless enough, I already loved my soy lattes and she encouraged me to eat/​drink as much soy as possible. The months passed and I was feeling terrible. Whenever I expressed to her that I wasn’t feeling «right», she’d assure me that my «signs» were looking stronger and would remind me of all the women she’d helped to become preggo. I suspected my troublesome thyroid was to blame. I went to my regular M.D. to have it tested, and low and behold, it was way out of whack. I decided to do a little investigative work of my own, and came to find out that soy is exactly what you DON’T want to take if you have hypothyroidism – very bad idea. When I confronted Dr. Wu with this information, she simply said, «Well, you don’t have to take it if you don’t want to.» Huh? No explanations, no apologies. You’d think a «doctor» would know better. It took me six months and hundreds of dollars seeing an out-​of-​network specialist to get my thyroid back on track.
All in all, I’d give her no stars if I could, but, I did really dig the massages you get at her office. And, her receptionist was cool.

I’ve been going to Wu’s Healing Center since 2000 and have recommended many people ever since. I should really get a referral fee for the amount of people I have sent there, but I digress.
Dr. Wu and her staff are great and have treated me and my family for years. I have gone to Dr. Wu for everything from allergies to nerve damage to stress and back pain and she always fixes me right up.
They are on the pricey side if your insurance doesn’t cover any portion of acupuncture but it is well worth it.
If you are looking for a new acupuncturist or just want to try it out for the first time, I would definitely recommend Dr. Wu. She is friendly, extremely knowledgeable, kind, funny and has a great bedside manner. She also has a crazy good memory so don’t try and pull one past her because she will remember.
Be prepared if she prescribes herbs or tea because I will admit that sometimes the mixtures smell scary and taste like dirt, but they always work and once you’re done you’re usually good to go. None of this refill crap for a «virus,» if you know what I mean.
Parking is a pain, it is Clement after, just be sure to give yourself plenty of time to circle the block and bring lots of quarters. Even better, try to find non-​metered parking because a typical appointment will be over an hour and those meters are 1 hour max. and you won’t be able to feed the meter during your treatment.