Debunking Women’s Health, From Fertility to Menopause

Guest Bio: Joyce Harper

Joyce Harper is an award winning Professor of Reproductive Science at the Institute for
Women’s Health, University College London. She is head of the Reproductive Science and
Society Group and leads the International Women’s Day events at the Institute.
She has worked in the fields of fertility, genetics, reproductive health and women’s health for
over 30 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 the
menopause.

Her latest book – Your Fertile Years – was published in 2021. She is founder of Reproductive
Health at Work and the International Fertility Education Initiative and co-founder of the UK
Fertility Education Initiative.

She regularly appears in the press, on radio and TV. She is the mother of three sons born
through IVF. Joyce is a keen open water swimmer and an ambassador for This Girl Can. In May
she will be taking part in the Macmillan Mighty Coastal Hike, walking 26 miles in Norfolk.