Selena Gomez

[HealthStarDust]

Selena Gomez reveals she’s unable to carry her own children due to health risks

theguardian.com/film/articl...

Anyone else thinking thyroid disease?

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[Fizzyinch]

what makes you think that?

[HealthStarDust in reply to Fizzyinch]

Do those various symptoms/preexisting diagnosis not scream thyroid disease to you?

[Fizzyinch in reply to HealthStarDust]

Not really… the only symptoms I read were kidney transplant and anxiety and depression or have I missed something whilst half asleep this morning? 🙃

Anxiety and depression could be a number of root causes not just thyroid and we know she has a lupus diagnosis?

[Sparklingsunshine in reply to Fizzyinch]

I think she has bipolar as well as Lupus.

[Buddy195 Administrator]

I know Lupus, which Gomez is diagnosed with, carries risks to both mother and foetus. Like Hashimotos, this is an auto immune condition. However, I haven’t read she has issues with her thyroid.

[helvella Administrator]

The majority of medicines used for bipolar are at least not known to be safe in pregnancy. (Category C.)

Carbemazepine and Valproate and Topirmate are all category D. (Though I suspect at least Valproate would have a worse rating now.)

drugs.com/condition/bipolar...

This could be sufficient to explain the headline issue. Without further speculation.

[Sparklingsunshine in reply to helvella]

I saw the other day that men who take Sodium Valproate are also being urged to use extra contraception methods.

[helvella Administrator in reply to Sparklingsunshine]

Yes - but that seems to be extraordinarily controversial.

I suspect some are reading it as a ban on procreation by those who suffer the disorders in which valproate is prescribed. I really haven't followed it - just noticed that there has been fallout from the MHRA statement.

[Marz]

At least thyroid issues should be ruled out with the correct testing - especially as auto-immune issues tend to hunt in packs....

[HealthStarDust in reply to Marz]

That’s my thought too.

[rosael56]

She has Lupus. And Bipolar disorder. I believe it's because she's on drugs which don't make pregnancy safe.