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Expert comment on reproductive science and women’s health from UCL’s Professor of Reproductive Science.

As a renowned expert in her field, Professor Joyce Harper is frequently sought after by the press and media for her insights and expertise. With a wealth of experience and a deep understanding of various topics, Professor Harper has been featured in numerous interviews and discussions across a range of prominent platforms, including ITV, Channel 4, BBC, Radio 4, 6, World Service, and Talk Radio.

Professor Joyce Harper, Professor of Reproductive Science at UCL, in a garden in a red dress

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Professor Joyce Harper with copies of Your Joyful Years at a UCL book event, 2026

UCL – University College LondonEGA Institute for
Women’s Health

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Joyce has appeared on Sunday Morning Live, Comedians give lectures, Women’s Hour, Skynews, ITV news, National and local BBC radio stations including BBC world service, euronews, Voice of Islam, TRT world, Victoria Derbyshire, The Big Questions, BBC Breakfast TV.

Through her appearances on radio and television, as well as her contributions to print and online publications, Professor Joyce Harper has been instrumental in providing expert analysis, shedding light on complex issues, and offering valuable perspectives on matters related to her areas of expertise. Her dedication to research, coupled with her ability to effectively communicate complex scientific concepts in a clear and accessible manner, has made her a trusted authority and a go-to source for accurate information.

Whether discussing the latest advancements in reproductive technologies, exploring ethical considerations in fertility treatment, or addressing societal implications of reproductive health, Professor Joyce Harper's expertise and articulate insights have made her a respected voice within the press and media landscape. Her contributions have been invaluable in informing public discourse, empowering individuals with knowledge, and shaping conversations around reproductive health and fertility.

This Press and Media Page serves as a repository of Professor Joyce Harper's media appearances, providing a glimpse into her wide-ranging contributions across various platforms. Here, you will find a collection of interviews, articles, and media engagements, offering a deeper understanding of Joyce's work and her impact in the field of reproductive health.

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BBC Woman’s Hour
BBC Radio 4
BBC World Service
The Guardian
The Times
New Scientist
Sky News
ITV News
The Independent
Evening Standard
Women’s Health
Cosmopolitan

9 features

Press & Media 2026

Egg-freezing policies create an ovary-sized elephant in the room

The Telegraph

In the Telegraph’s Women’s Sport fertility special, on egg-freezing support for female athletes and what it means for women planning a family.

The £14bn Big Menopause boom? No, I won’t be buying into it

The Times

On the “menopause gold rush”: why most menopause supplements have little evidence behind them, and how the menopause label can double the price.

Going through menopause was the best thing that ever happened to me

Daily Mail

Joyce shares how menopause changed her life, with simple tips to help every midlife woman fall in love with her life again.

10 features

Press & Media 2025

Women are being exploited by menopause ‘gold rush’ – experts

The Independent

Academics have said there is a need for a national education programme for women.

‘My heart sank each time I had to undress…’:

Daily Mail

After divisive call to allow male medics to do breast screenings, women reveal what it's REALLY like when a man treats you - and what experts say you MUST do

Teach boys and girls together about menstruation, UCL study argues

The Guardian

Mixed classes would widen children’s understanding and reduce stigma and disinformation about periods, researchers say

Millions exploited by ‘menopause gold rush’ amid lack of reliable information, say UK experts

The Guardian

Women’s health academics at UCL call for national education programme to combat misinformation and unregulated advice.

The Menopause Knowledge Gap

How ignorance of menopause impacts women, the workplace, medicine and the socio-cultural landscape

Fewer than half of IVF cycles are successful.

BBC

Woman's Hour: Listener Week: Testosterone, Talking to adult children about abuse, Why we dream

Lessons about periods should be compulsory for boys and girls, study finds

The Independent

A study says school children are not provided with adequate menstruation education

World’s first baby born by IVF done almost entirely by a machine

New Scientist

It is an exciting proof-of-concept, says Joyce Harper at University College London. But larger studies that randomly assign couples to undergo either the automated or the manual lCSI procedure are needed to establish whether the former approach leads to higher birth rates, she says.

The rise of egg freezing in women’s sport

When Michelle Betos suffered a season-ending injury for Racing Louisville in the United States’ National Women’s Soccer League several years ago, her rehab programme took a twist...

24 features

Press & Media 2024

‘By 8pm it is time to head home’

The Guardian

Whatever happened to the big night out?

Florida Inmate Uses Air Vent To Get Pregnant

Gives Birth To “Miracle” Baby “Like Virgin Mary”

Fewer than half of IVF cycles are successful.

BBC

These scientists are trying to change that

Are you ever too old to have a baby?

BBC

In countries across the world women are deciding to delay motherhood. Increased access to education, more career opportunities and less financial stability means that more and more women are having children later in life. But fewer babies now, could mean more economic pressures on the rest of us in the future. We explore this complex topic with the BBC's population correspondent Stephanie Hegarty

Cold-water swimming eases menopause and menstrual symptoms, study finds

The Guardian

Cold water confers physical and mental health benefits, UCL study says, as half women surveyed say it reduces anxiety

Menopause: Are attitudes changing?

BBC

Millions of women around the world will start the menopause this year, but research shows that many are unprepared for it. For a long time, the menopause has been a taboo subject, a fact which both of our guests are seeking to change.

A bracing dip will cure us of the menopause…

The Guardian

will it? Remind me to steer clear of the sewage

Cold water swimming…

The Independent

...could be beneficial for menopause symptoms

Going for a cold water swim

'can combat symptoms of menopause' (and NOT just hot flushes!)

Cold water swimming…

...could be beneficial for menopause symptoms, study suggests

Swimming in cold water may reduce menopause symptoms, study finds

Menopausal women who make swimming in cold water part of their routine report significant improvements to their physical and mental health, a new study finds.

Cold water swimming

...improves menopause symptoms, finds research.

Swimming in cold water

...can help with menopause problems: Research

Cold water swimming…

...'improves' menopause symptoms, study finds

Cold water swimming

...could help ease menopause symptoms.

The proof you really CAN eat to beat hot flushes

and hormonal anxiety... as outspoken diet guru Tim Spector launches his ZOE menopause diet here's how to do it

Can you prepare for a good menopause?

The Guardian

Perhaps start by thinking of it as a ‘second spring’

All women should be having orgasms in midlife

and beyond, and here's how to do it... by a top professor who reveals the incredible health benefits...

Are you heading for an anxious millenopause?

Women’s Health

As click-seeking content paints the perimenopause as a non-stop horror show, one writer asks how this notoriously nervy generation can navigate midlife with their emotional wellbeing in mind

Eight exercise and diet changes…

The Independent

...every menopausal woman should make

Bathing water quality at some top beaches…

...can drop sharply in winter, internal Environment Agency study finds

Are you heading for an anxious millenopause?

Women’s Health

As click-seeking content paints the perimenopause as a non-stop horror show, one writer asks how this notoriously nervy generation can navigate midlife with their emotional wellbeing in mind

Freeze Me When I Die

BBC

...When you die, would you want to be frozen?

Bathing water quality at some top beaches…

...can drop sharply in winter, internal Environment Agency study finds

7 features

Press & Media 2023

The Menopause Cannon

These seven books can help guide you through the maddening, mystifying and long transition.

Does HRT prevent dementia?

Women's health experts PROF ANNICE MUKHERJEE and PROF JOYCE HARPER have studied ALL the research to cut through the hype and give the definitive answer

Nine in 10 postmenopausal women were never taught about menopause at school

Many women only started looking for information once they had begun experiencing symptoms

Celebrity menopause doctor who campaigns with Davina McCall and Mariella Frostrup…

...accused of putting women at risk of cancer by prescribing 'alarmingly high' doses of HRT

Think twice before having a fertility MOT! Experts fear tests sold on High Street can open ‘Pandora’s box’…

...and convince couples to unnecessarily fork out thousands to freeze their eggs?

9 features

Press & Media 2022

The Menopause Cannon

These seven books can help guide you through the maddening, mystifying and long transition.

Does HRT prevent dementia?

Women's health experts PROF ANNICE MUKHERJEE and PROF JOYCE HARPER have studied ALL the research to cut through the hype and give the definitive answer

Nine in 10 postmenopausal women were never taught about menopause at school

Many women only started looking for information once they had begun experiencing symptoms

To be or not to be… a parent?

The Independent

Expert panel to discuss the pressures of one of life’s biggest decisions

IVF can be totally overwhelming…

Glamour

...so here's everything you need to know about in-vitro fertilisation and what it actually entails

California couple sues clinic

The Independent

...after IVF ‘nightmare’. So how common are DNA mix-ups?

Fertility experts say…

...if we’re teaching girls fertility lessons, we should be teaching boys too

IVF can be totally overwhelming…

Glamour

...so here's everything you need to know about in-vitro fertilisation and what it actually entails

California couple sues clinic

The Independent

...after IVF ‘nightmare’. So how common are DNA mix-ups?

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