Period Story24 Jul 2025

Dr Joyce Omatseye: No Doctor Should Feel Offended If You Seek A Second Opinion

’m so pleased to speak to Dr Joyce Omatseye, a UK-based medical doctor, health advocate and digital health innovator on today’s episode of Period Story podcast.

In this episode, Dr Joyce shares:

Why it’s important that both girls and boys are educated about periods
Cultural differences around talking about menstrual health between the UK and Nigeria
What led to her launching her health events organisation Ara Nini Health
How creating safe spaces for discussions on fertility, reproductive health and fertility has opened conversations across multiple generations of women
What it means to be a Black female doctor in the UK
How she advocates for her patients
Her work with WHO Fides to combat misinformation in global health and why we need to be aware of what we’re consuming online
How to be prepared for conversations with your doctor
And of course, the story of her first period

Dr Joyce says that we should never be afraid to ask the questions we need to in a doctor’s appointment and if you feel you’re not being listened to, ask for a second opinion. She says that there’s no doctor that should feel offended by you asking for a second opinion.

Thank you, Dr Joyce!

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