Author, Educator,
Academic, Scientist, Podcaster, Public Speaker…
Joyce is passionate about empowering women to live their best lives through good health and happiness.
She is an internationally renowned, award-winning scientist. She is Professor of Reproductive Science at University College London, Institute for Women’s Health. Her publications can be accessed here.
Her last book, Your Fertile Years, published by Sheldon Press, 2021, explores women’s health from puberty to menopause. She is working on her next book, drawing on insights from interviews with 52 inspiring women over the age of 50, who share their wisdom on health and happiness.
Her podcast, Why didn’t anyone tell me this? is listened to in over 90 countries.
Joyce is co-founder and co-lead of the UK Menopause Education and Support Programme (InTune), the International Reproductive Health Education Collaboration, and SWIMHER, a research network looking at women’s health and cold-water swimming.
She’s worked in the fields of fertility, genetics, reproductive health and women’s health for almost 40 years. She is passionate about education and discussion of all aspects of women’s health but especially at three key stages: the menstrual cycle, the fertile years and menopause.
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- Joyce is running a number of retreats in 2025 – got to Talks and Events for more details.
- Joyce is an ambassador for Wellbeing of Women, Pads on a Roll, and This Girl Can.
- Joyce has run a monthly, free women’s group, The Purple Tent, in her hometown, Saffron Walden, since 2016.
- She is the mother of three sons born through IVF.
- Joyce talks at conferences, festivals, retreats and to companies about reproductive health. She regularly appears in the press, on radio and TV.
- To book Joyce for an appearance or talk, please contact her below. A list of recent appearances can be found under talks and events.
My Podcast
Why didn’t anyone tell me this?
This podcast is about health education with an emphasis on reproductive health. We do not cover these topics enough in school or beyond. Joyce Harper and her guests want to give you the tools to empower you to live a healthy, happy and fulfilled life. And on the way, we will debunk some of the myths around our health.
Episode 1 – Professor Joyce Harper: Nurturing your good health and happiness
Season 3 / Episode 1 - 8 January...
Episode 27 – Sheree Hargreaves – Life of POI – Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
Season 2 / Episode 27 - 30 December...
Episode 26 – Professor Helena Teede – Understanding polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
Season 2 / Episode 26 - 18 December...
Episode 25 – Professor Ertan Saridogan – Understanding endometriosis
Season 2 / Episode 25 - 11 December...
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What You Need to Know to Make Informed Choices
Your Fertile Years
Professor Joyce HArper
Blogs and Newsletters
We need to teach everyone about the menopause
We need your help. I am want to ask everyone what they think and know about the menopause so we can improve menopause education. We have just launched a survey for women aged 40 and under to ask them about the menopause and we really need as many women as possible to...
UK Governments Women’s Health Strategy
We have great news from the UK government. They are preparing to launch the first women’s health strategy in 2022. In March 2021 they launched a call for evidence to ask the public and individuals/professional organisations who work in women’s health for their views...
What does the future hold for reproduction?
I think it is highly likely that the reproductive years will look very different in the future. In chapter 12 of Your Fertile Years, I talk about the future of reproduction. Eggs Let’s start with the egg. In my book I have explained that the egg is the main rate...
























