When Joyce was in her twenties she started working in the field of fertility and she often had conversations with friends about their bodies and their fertility. At this time she read ‘Ourbody, ourselves’ and felt it was a book that every woman should read…
In Your Joyful Years, Professor Joyce Harper provides an empowering, evidence-based guide to thriving beyond 50. Moving past the menopause, this book reframes later life as a vibrant new beginning—a time to rediscover purpose and prioritise self-care. Combining 40 years of scientific expertise with the candid wisdom of 50 inspiring women, Professor Harper offers a reassuring roadmap to health, happiness, and living authentically. This is the essential second book in her life-stage trilogy, proving that your best years are still to come.
The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is #ChooseToChallenge #iwd2021 A challenged world is an alert world. Individually, we're all responsible for our own thoughts and actions - all day, every day. We can choose to challenge and call out gender bias and...
Race & Reproduction Monday 8th March 2021, 1300-1415 This event brought together four amazing women from minority backgrounds to discuss baby loss, infertility, female genital mutilation, periods, pain and pelvic floor. The panellists for the event were Le'Nise...
At the Institute for Women’s Health at University College London we are hosting four, free, online events in March 2021 to celebrate International Women’s Day Tuesday 9th March, 8-10pm, Free online event as part of the Institute for Women’s Health, International...
Monday 8th March, 8pm: Women open water swimming. Hosted by the Institute for Women’s Health for International Women’s Day. A growing number of women are turning to open water swimming to enjoy a vibrant community, getting back to nature and the health benefits. We...
My overarching philosophy for health is to think about the four pillars of wellbeing: nutrition (including our weight and alcohol); exercise; sleep; and our mental health. These can have substantial effects on our reproductive system including: puberty; menstrual...
In this blog I am going to introduce you to the main topics covered in Chapter 2 of my book, Your Fertile Years; The biological clock, female fertility decline. If you want to have children in the future, this is one of the most important pieces of information you...
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