Selena Gomez Reveals Pregnancy and Childbirth Risks, Explains Inability to Carry Children for First Time
Selena Gomez has disclosed that she is unable to bear children due to health issues.
The actress and singer revealed to Vanity Fair her ongoing health problems, which include a lupus diagnosis, make it unsafe for her to carry a pregnancy to full term and deliver a child.
During a discussion about her role in the film Emilia Perez, where she portrays a young mother, Gomez also touched upon her relationship with songwriter Benny Blanco, who expressed his desire to have children in the future earlier this year.
“I haven’t publicly stated this before, but unfortunately I am unable to carry my own children,” she shared with Vanity Fair.
“I have several medical issues that would endanger both my life and the baby’s. It was something I had to come to terms with.”
Talking about her hopes of becoming a parent someday, she mentioned: “It’s not exactly how I imagined it.”
“I thought it would happen the way it happens for everyone. [But] I’m at peace with that now.
“I see it as a blessing that there are compassionate people willing to consider surrogacy or adoption, both of which are viable options for me.
“It has made me truly grateful for the alternatives available for those yearning to become mothers. I am one of those individuals.”
Discussing the next phase of her life, she expressed: “I am looking forward to what that journey will entail, even if it looks a bit different.”
“Ultimately, it doesn’t matter to me. The child will be mine.”
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Lupus is an incurable immune system illness which is believed to be genetic in origin.
The immune system turns against the body and produces too many antibodies, which damage organs and tissues – often irreversibly, meaning many lupus sufferers have transplants.
Gomez herself underwent a kidney transplant in 2007.
While people with lupus can have successful pregnancies, it increases the risks of complications, including kidney problems, blood clots and high blood pressure.
