Medical Issues Prevent Me From Having My Own Children – Selena Gomez
American singer Selena Gomez has summoned courage on her health issues as factors that grossly determine her childlessness.
The songstress during a recent interview with Vanity Fair said,
“I haven’t ever said this, but I unfortunately can’t carry my own children,
“I have a lot of medical issues that would put my life and the baby’s in jeopardy. That was something I had to grieve for a while.”
Although, the 32-year-old Gomez did not specify which medical condition prevents her from carrying a pregnancy, she has been public about her battle with lupus, an autoimmune disease that attacks the body’s tissues and organs.
Gomez, in 2015 underwent a kidney transplant in 2017 as part of her treatment for lupus. She has also spoken about her struggles with anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder, which was diagnosed in 2020 after a severe psychotic episode.
In a 2022 interview with Rolling Stone, Gomez mentioned that medications she takes for her bipolar disorder could potentially make pregnancy unsafe.
“That’s a very big, big, present thing in my life,” she said at the time, alluding to her concerns about having children.
Despite the medical obstacles, Selena Gomez remains hopeful about becoming a mother through alternative means.
“It’s not necessarily the way I envisioned it. I thought it would happen the way it happens for everyone,” she told Vanity Fair. “[But] I’m in a much better place with that. I find it a blessing that there are wonderful people willing to do surrogacy or adoption, which are both huge possibilities for me.”
Looking forward, Gomez remains excited about her future journey to motherhood, regardless of the method. “At the end of the day, I don’t care. It’ll be mine. It’ll be my baby.”
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