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Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine for Reproductive Health, Hormones & Midlife in NYC

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Chinese medicine looks beyond the symptom in front of you.

Changes in your cycle, sleep, digestion, energy, pain, mood, temperature, and recovery all offer information about the pattern your body is showing. Chinese medicine understands these patterns through Qi, Blood, Yin, Yang, and Essence, or Jing, and treatment evolves as the pattern changes.

Essence is especially relevant to reproductive health and aging. In Chinese medicine, it speaks to the deeper resources involved in fertility, development, adaptation, and long-term vitality.

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Fertility Acupuncture

  • Preparing to freeze eggs: Support before and during your cycle

  • Preparing to conceive: Care before you begin trying

  • Trying to conceive: Individualized support for reproductive health

  • Undergoing IUI or IVF: Acupuncture alongside fertility treatment

  • After pregnancy loss: Care for physical and emotional recovery

  • Unexplained infertility: A TCM perspective on your individual pattern

COMPREHENSIVE REPRODUCTIVE CARE IN MANHATTAN

Support for every stage

Preconception

Preparing your body for pregnancy often starts months before conception. Your treatment plan is shaped around your cycle, reproductive history, hormonal health, and current fertility care. Egg freezing support is also available.

Infertility

Your diagnosis is one part of your reproductive-health picture. Your treatment plan considers hormones, digestion, sleep, stress response, and your individual Chinese medicine presentation, whether you’re trying naturally or with IVF or IUI.

Pregnancy

Acupuncture may support common pregnancy concerns including morning sickness, fatigue, anxiety, back pain, and breech presentation, while also helping with sleep, stress, birth preparation, and the changing needs of each trimester.

Postpartum

Postpartum care supports recovery after birth, including lactation challenges, mastitis, C-section healing, sleep disruption, low energy, and emotional well-being, with attention to replenishment and rebuilding after the demands of pregnancy and birth.

Perimenopause

Care through perimenopause and menopause may address hot flashes, night sweats, sleep, mood, cycle changes, energy, metabolism, and sexual health, with treatment tailored to your Chinese medicine presentation and evolving needs.

OUR TREATMENT APPROACH

Your care is grounded in Traditional Chinese Medicine and informed by functional health. Hormones, digestion, metabolism, immune function, sleep, and the nervous system are considered as part of one connected reproductive-health picture.

  • Acupuncture

  • Herbal medicine 

  • Nutritional support 

  • Detoxification protocols 

  • Nutraceutical supplementation

  • Cupping & Gua sha

  • Lifestyle medicine

  • Longevity Protocols

  • Breathwork

  • Mindfulness practices

  • Safe & Sound Protocol

  • Flower essence therapy

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About us

Fifth Avenue Fertility Wellness has practiced Traditional Chinese Medicine from our Upper East Side clinic since 2010. Functional health and nervous system care deepen our approach to reproductive and hormonal health. Thousands of women have received care here from preconception through perimenopause.

  • Dr. Angela Le has been dedicated to women's health and fertility since 2001. As one of the first fertility acupuncturists in the country, Dr. Le brings a holistic, somatic-led, and highly personalized approach to every patient. Thousands of women have trusted her care through fertility challenges, pregnancy, postpartum recovery, and perimenopause.

  • Every practitioner at Fifth Avenue Fertility Wellness brings lived experience of healing. From Crohn's disease and thyroid conditions to autoimmune challenges and chronic pain, these journeys have been navigated firsthand. That personal experience fuels a deep dedication to Traditional Chinese Medicine, Somatic Experiencing, nutrition, and integrative healing. Your practitioners aren't simply trained and licensed. They genuinely care and understand from a place of deep knowing.

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  • “I can’t say enough good things about Angela as a healer. She is an expert at what she does.”

    “I came to her with autoimmune issues that no other doctor in NYC could help me with. Within two months I had newfound energy, diminished joint pain, and started a successful egg-freezing journey with her. I recommend Angela to all my friends with any medical issue as her expertise extends well beyond fertility.”

    READ AMELIA’S FULL EXPERIENCE →

  • “Working with Angela has been a transformative experience that has profoundly impacted my life.”

    “Initially, I reached out to FAFW seeking support in my journey towards pregnancy, but I gained much more than I could have imagined. What I treasure most in this experience is the personal transformation that she has facilitated — a journey towards becoming a more present, compassionate, and calmer individual.”

    READ SALLY’S FULL EXPERIENCE →

  • "Some appointments, we talked all about hormone levels, at others we discussed diet and supplements, and sometimes we talked about spirituality."

    “Angela offers the perfect mix of Eastern and Western medicine. I’m currently six months pregnant with my first baby and while the pregnancy hasn’t been a cakewalk, my continued work with Angela has kept me healthy and prepared for all that’s to come.”

    READ LUCY’S FULL EXPERIENCE →

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YOUR NEXT STEP

Book a consultation and receive a plan built around your body, your goals, and where you are right now.

Phone: 212.432.1110

Email: info@fafwellness.com

Hours: Monday–Friday 8 AM–5 PM, weekends by appointment

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