Selena Gomez Reveals She Can't Carry Her Own Children Due To “Medical Conditions”
Selena Gomez has opened up about her inability to carry her own children due to health concerns.

Singer and actress Selena Gomez recently opened up about her inability to carry her own children due to health concerns. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Selena Gomez shared how she has had to come to terms with the heart-breaking reality, saying that the situation was something she had to “grieve”. “I’ve never said this before, but unfortunately, I can’t carry my own children,” Selena Gomez told the publication. “I have a lot of medical conditions that would put both my life and the baby’s life at risk. That was a loss I had to grieve for a while,” she added, as reported by BBC.
During the same interview, she also expressed hope for the future, considering alternative paths to motherhood, such as surrogacy or adoption. “It’s not the way I imagined it would happen,” she said.
“I thought it would be the way it happens for everyone, but I’m in a much better place now. I feel blessed that there are options like surrogacy and adoption, both of which are huge possibilities for me,” she further said.
Speaking further about the same, Selena Gomez added, “I’m thankful that there are people willing to do surrogacy or adoption. I’m excited for that journey, even if it looks different from what I once envisioned. In the end, it will be my baby.”
For the unversed, Selena Gomez has always talked about her battle with lupus, an autoimmune disease where the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues.
In 2017, she had undergone a kidney transplant as a result of complications from lupus. In the past, Selena Gomez has also spoken publicly about her journey with bipolar disorder.
The same was featured in her documentary ‘My Mind and Me’. It is also important to mention that Selena Gomez's mother Mandy Teefey was also adopted.
Speaking of Selena Gomez's personal life, she is currently in a relationship with music producer Benny Blanco.
Meanwhile, on the work front, Selena Gomez can currently be seen in the ongoing fourth season of the hit Hulu series 'Only Murders In The Building'.